Dr. Robert Willis "Bob" Butman

To Laurel, Cynthia, Karina and all the family of Bob Butman.
We just read Bob´s obituary after receiving the National Peace Corps Association´s email which included their Memoriam page. We are so very sorry for your great loss and also very sorry to learn of your mom´s death in 2019. 30 years ago, my husband and I were Peace Corps Volunteers in the Solomon Islands and we were the couple who replaced your mom and dad when their term was finished. We only spent a short week with them, living in their home, so they could pass on their knowledge of their past two years of service to help with our transition. We remember their warm welcome and Bob mentioning he liked barbershop quartets. We tried hard to continue the projects that they had begun such as the typing school, `Sunrise News´ newsletter, weekly radio program and Network Extension Officers. They welcomed us into their home which we lived in as volunteers and we happily adopted their cat, Widget. I am so sorry that we do not have any photos of them. We send you heartfelt love as you grieve the loss of your precious dad. With love, Nan and Mark

I just saw this, and though I haven't seen all of you since childhood when I lived down the road, I wanted you to know I remember your dad as a jolly soul! He helped us have a "mini horse show," always had fun jokes, and took us fun places in the big van! Your mom was always also kind and warm, I remember her taking us to The Lamplighter after our ballet class!
I'm hoping to return to Ann Arbor eventually, all of you were one of my favorite memories there!
Condolences to all of you,
Cindy (Stockton) Ward