Robert Lee "Bob" Withers

My parents were great friends with Lee and Ann Withers, Bob’s parents and as a youngster I admired Bob’s sense of humor and wit. He would scare us with stories of “haunted” rooms in the large home they lived in Woodburn. I never forgot the Schwinn Black Phantom bicycle that Bob had outgrown and was purchased for me by my parents! It was the greatest bike a young boy could own! When my wife and I moved back to Mt. Angel, I was pleasantly surprised to see the retirement homes we moved into...