Robert Kackley

KACKLEY, Robert G. Robert Grayson "Bob" Kackley of Elkton, MD, left us on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, after a lengthy battle with the effects of amyloidosis. Born in Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Walter J. and Hilda Baile Kackley. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Mr. Kackley was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He served in the Pacific on the battleship U.S.S. Tennessee, where the ship was engaged in 14 major battles, followed by service on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Kiersarge. He received an MBA from Harvard Business School. A financial analyst in the steel industry, he had lived for many years in Montreal and Ottawa, Canada. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Betty Whitby Kackley; daughters, Dawn Kackley, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Suellen Kackley, Tasmania, Australia, and Tracey Kackley Harrington and husband, Steve, Bear, DE; grandson, Tyler Kackley; and brother, Capt. John B. Kackley, Jacksonville, FL. He will be remembered fondly by sisters-in-law, Katharine Payne, Easton, MD, and Eva Shockley, Laurel, DE; and brother-in-law, Elmer Whitby, Carmichael, MD. He has many nieces and nephews who are saddened by his passing. Memorial service will be held 11 AM, Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Head of Christiana Presbyterian Church, 1100 Church Rd., Newark, DE, where family and friends may call after 10 AM. Interment will be held at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Nazarine Adult Day Care Center, 2626 Tome Hwy., Colora, MD 21917. Arrangements by Hicks Home for Funerals, P.A., Elkton, MD