Robert Joseph Westrich

I hope that the whole Cleary and Westrich family has a weekend of wonderful memories of your dad who was so special, interesting, kind, and a terrific husband, father, and grandfather. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us everyday, unseen, unheard but always near, so loved, so missed, so very dear. Thinking of You. Love Sue

I met Bob through his best friend, high school buddy and sailing competitor Len Knobbe (RIP). Bob was always telling stories of his days during WW II with the Merchant Marines and his encounters on the high seas. Bob truly loved his passion for photography but most of all his wife Jean. Bob would say that people came up to him and said that he had taking the pictures for their wedding. "Westy" was a true sailor at heart. He loved the competition and always wanted to come in first. He...

My Dad went to high school with Bob and my parents always exchanged Christmas cards with him and Jean. Many years later when I was a checker at Schnucks I waited on Bob and when I told him who I was he always came to my life. It was always a pleasure to see him and wait on him. My sympathy to the entire family

Bob is an alumnus of Southside Catholic High School, Class of 1944. Three years later, it was renamed St. Mary´s High School. On behalf of the faculty, staff, and students of Southside Catholic / St. Mary´s High School, both past and present, we extend our most heartfelt sympathy to his family, friends, and former classmates. Also, know that we share in your sorrow and grieve for your loss. Special mention of condolences to his classmates and to those students, who at one time or...