Robert K. "Bob" Wolff

1926 - 2014

Robert K. "Bob" Wolff, 87, retired chief of Plant Engineering at Bell Helicopter Co., passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in Fort Worth after a four-week illness. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Richland Hills Christian Church, 3908 Ruth Road, Richland Hills 76118. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Red Cross or a charity of your choice in Bob's name. Bob lived in Fort Worth since 1936 after moving here with his parents from Temple. He graduated from Paschal High School in 1943 and at the beginning of World War II he traveled to California to work in the shipyards before joining the Marines in 1943. He served in Guadalcanal and Guam in the Pacific theater. At the end of the war, he entered college on the GI Bill and graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in electrical engineering. He married Marion Magness in 1953 with whom he spent the remainder of his life. Bob worked at Bell Helicopter for 35 years, retiring in 1986. He worked for H & R Block during tax season for several years and did volunteer work for AARP during retirement. He received his 50-year Masonic pin in 1997. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Simon E. and Elizabeth Beach Wolff, and brother, David L. Wolff. Survivors: He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Marion Wolff; son, Steve Wolff and wife, Nancy, of Arlington; daughter, Elizabeth Anne Jacobson and husband, Tom, of Jackson Hole, Wyo.; grandson, William Wolff; sister, Ellen Whitmore of Roswell, N.M.; brother-in-law, Bob Magness of Whitney; sister-in-law, Bobbi Wolff of Burleson; and many loving nieces and nephews.