Robert F. Stange

Thank you to all who have left messages and told a story about Bob (my grandpa). It is wonderful to read tales about his life that I never knew and learn many fun facts. He was a loving grandfather and he will be missed. Others kindness and good thoughts are so comforting.

I'm another of Bob colleagues from the Roaring 19th (Region) in the 1970's. Like Bob, I graduated from law school in Wisconsin, but I had forgotten Bob's Upper Midwest and Wisconsin connections until I read the fine obituary in the Seattle Times.
In 1970, when I arrived in Region 19 as a relative novice, Bob was already a respected senior attorney in the office, and a very available and kind mentor to me. More broadly, I remember him as a friendly, unflappable, extremely conscientious...

I remember Bob very well. He was in the Regional office when I arrived in 1964. As we were both living on Mercer Island, we commuted to work together, shared our passion for bridge on Friday nights and both got hooked on racing sailboats. We also pitched pennies for coffee every morning and afternoon in the office hallway and played penny ante bridge almost every day at lunch. Bob and I worked on a number of cases together, most noteworthy being a huge case involving a gigantic aluminum...

Thank you, Jack Nelson. Your name sounds very familiar to me. I wish Dad were here so I could tell him that Jack Nelson left a very nice comment. I can hear him now, "Oh yes, Jack Nelson..."
Bill Stange

As a co-worker with Bob Stange at the NLRB, I remember well his penchant for trial preparation. He was a dedicated public servant, a model employee and manager, and a model for doing the right thing.
A family man of the first order, and a master of all he undertook.
Jack Nelson, former NLRB Regional Director