Robert Den Uyl

ROBERT DEN UYL After a long battle with Parkinson's Disease Bob died in his home in Vero Beach on February 25th, 2007. He was born October 14, 1926 in Detroit and lived in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. After graduating from D.U.S. at 17 in 1944 he enlisted in the Merchant Marines in the second World War. After the war he went to the University of Michigan for two years and pledge Chi Psl fraternity. He transferred to the University of Colorado in Boiulder and graduated with an M. B. A. In June 18. They lived in Birmingham, Michigan and moved to Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where they still have a home. They have three children, Douglas Den Uyl 1950, Bruce Den Uyl 1952, Marcia Dietz 1955. He started his own Manufacturer's rep. business in 1957 and besides work he loved sports, especially handball tennis and windsurfing and traveling to many places. He has a home at Macatawa, Michigan near Holland, where his father Simon and his mother Marjorie grew up before moving to Detroit. Besides his wife, he has a brother Richard and seven grand children, Julia and Deborah Den Uyl, Clark and Eric Den Uyl, and Lindsay, Andria, and Erica Dietz. He is a 60 years member of the D.A.C. , of Detroit and also belongs to the 100 Club. A service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 o'clock at Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero, the 3rd of March. Another service will be planned in the spring in Bloomfield Hills, MI, so the grandchildren can attend. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Humane Society, the Parkinson's Foundation or Hospice in Vero or Bloomfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.