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Robert Houk Obituary
Dr. Robert Louis Houk, 81, passed away after a brief illness on December 6, 2018. Bob was born June 1, 1937 to Theodore W. and Helen E. (Gellermann) Houk. He graduated from Roosevelt High School (1955) and the University of Washington (BA in 1959). In 1963, Bob joined the U.S. Air Force as a Flight Medical Officer. In 1972, he completed a psychiatric residency at the University of Washington.
"Dr. Bob," as he was known to thousands of providers and patients, was a pioneer of humanistic psychiatry. For 40 years at Seattle Mental Health, he focused on clients as people who were central to their own recovery. Later in his career, Bob also worked with Christian Counseling Service in Tacoma, and provided consultations to Native American Tribal Counseling Clinics, helping them to strengthen and restore Native American families on the Olympic peninsula.
Bob is remembered with love by his two children, Benjamin N. Houk (Lauri Michelle) and AnnaLisa Gellermann (Jeff) from his first marriage to Marilyn (Haugen) Sundin; his two stepsons, Erryn Edrington (Debbie) and Logan Edrington (Kristi) from his second marriage to Anita Houk, his former wife and good friend; his sister, Helene Fowler and her family; his sister-in-law, Carol Houk and her family; many loving grand and great-grandchildren; and many friends.
A memorial service to celebrate
Bob's life will be held at 2:00 p.m.
on Saturday January 26, 2019 at Sand Point Community United Methodist Church, 4710 NE 70th Street, Seattle, WA 98115.
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