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Robert Cree Obituary
June 26, 1945 - January 16, 2025
Robert Boone Cree died January 16, 2025, in Tempe. Bob grew up in Billings, MT, and Madison, NJ. He earned a BA in English from Westminster College, Fulton, MO, and held master's degrees in creative writing and international management. He served in Army Intelligence in Vietnam and Thailand in 1967-72. Colonel Cree also commanded the Reserve Forces Military Intelligence School at Ft. Huachuca 1992-1996. In his later civilian career, he worked as a software trainer and manager.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Hannan Cree, of Tempe, and daughter, Hannah, of Tucson.
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MAJ Mike Pendergrass
March 14, 2025
Bob and I served together military in Phoenix, AZ. We had an excellent working relationship, and I will always consider him a friend and comrade in arms. We had many good times serving together. When times got interesting, we shared a running personal joke. From a book about aerial observers in Vietnam, I would say to him, "We go now?" and he would laugh.
Bob, We go now", MAJ Mike
Robert Spaulding
February 7, 2025
To Robert's Family,
Please accept my condolences and reflections on the untimely and heartbreaking passing of Robert.
Even though I considered Robert to be my "cousin twin" since we both had the same first name and were born only 12 days apart, Robert on June 26 and myself on June 14, unfortunately our paths crossed only once in all this intervening time when he stopped to visit my family in Avoca, NY sometime in the "late" 1960s. My recollection is that he was attending the Rochester Institute of Tecnology in Rochester, NY and we were on his route from his home in NJ. I wish that we had known each other better.
He had a very successful life and carriers and I know that you all miss him immensely. May you be comforted in your memories of Robert's time with you.
With heartfelt sympathy for your loss,
Robert F Spaulding
Lutz, FL
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