Robert Leewright

Robert S. Leewright, 81, passed away August 30, 2024, at home in Valley Center, Kansas. He was born October 26, 1942, in Great Bend, Kansas, to Kenneth Russell Leewright and Maude Marie (Grow) Leewright. Robert was apart of the Mild Hogs motorcycle group, he had his pilot's license and enjoyed flying, water skiing and was a weekend farmer for his cattle farm. He was an electrician by trade for aircraft and retired from Beechcraft after 50 years. He graduated from high school in Howard, Kansas and then went into the navy, the same year as his brother, for 3 years and was stationed on the ships USS Corry and USS Stickell. His older brother was drafted to the military and Robert joined to avoid being drafted. He later went to college for 2 years. Robert is survived by his wife, Barbara, of 57 years; children, Troy (Mary) of Columbia, MO and Sheri Pearlstein of Hatton, North Dakota; sisters, Lillias Butts, Margaret Hogan and Elizabeth Hogan; 8 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild and numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; Kenneth and Maude and 2 brothers, Jim and Walter.
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