Robert "Boomer" Whitman

WHITMAN Robert "Boomer" Whitman, age 67, of Upper Arlington, passed away, Sunday, April 1, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 17, 1940, in Brooklyn, NY to the late Louis and Ruth Helen (Shottenfeld) Whitman. Bob was a Computer Programmer for Rockwell International. He designed computer programs for the B-1 Bomber and was aboard a battleship during Vietnam doing computer programming. As a young boy, Boomer enjoyed playing ball on the front stoops of his New York home. This would be an activity that would stay with him throughout his entire life and it became known as "handball". He was a member of the Handball Association, and earned many tournament trophies. Bob is survived by his wife, with whom he has spent the last 32 years of his life, Alberta "Bert" (Edwards) Whitman; step-children, Dorothy Pearce (David) Winecoff, Robert Pearce, Elizabeth Pearce (Jeff) Brown and Leslie Pearce (Chuck) Johnson; 11 grandchildren, Matthew, Nickolas, Amanda, Christian, Corey, Jason, Abbigail, Linda, Cameron, C.J., and Molly; sister, Joan Frances Whitman; dear friend, Jamal "Jimmy" Hashisho; and many other handball buddies. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road, where the funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday. Bob was a very friendly, outgoing, athletic and extremely intelligent person who will be missed by all who knew him. Visit www.schoedinger.com to send online condolences.