Robert Charles PAGE

May 2, 1938 - July 26, 2023

PAGE Robert Charles The eldest of four brothers, was born in Detroit, Michigan. In 1961, he married Aldona Rastenyte Page, with whom he would have four children. "Bob" graduated from Wayne State University with an M.A. in English. While teaching at Temple University he became enamored of the Spanish guitar and bought The Classical Guitar Store in 1973, running it like a musical salon for four decades. Bob was also a Francophile, traveling often to Paris and the French countryside. A lifelong jazz aficionado, he was a regular at live venues. Bob could often be found reading and smoking his pipe on a bench in Rittenhouse Square, where he cherished bumping into friends and making new ones. Bob is survived by his three brothers Bill (Sue), Jim, and Tom (Risa); his daughters Lina (Martin) and Indre; sons Andrew (Molly) and John (Renae); and eight grandchildren William, Nora, Ona, and Peter Stocovaz; and Walker, Oliver, Finn, and Maeve Page. A Memorial Service will be held at WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY, on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 2 P.M.