Robert William Dellinger

1948 - 2022

DELLINGER

ROBERT WILLIAM DELLINGER "Bob/Bobby"

Robert William Dellinger died February 1, 2022, at the age of 73. He was born August 28, 1948 in Washington, DC to Samuel Tucker Dellinger, Jr. and Phyllis Ann Jagoditsh Dellinger, and lived his entire life in northern Virginia. Bob received his BS degree in chemical engineering from Virginia Tech and his master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of Maryland.



Bob Dellinger was a devoted husband and father, a loyal friend and brother, and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Vienna. He was a life-long athlete, playing softball and basketball as well as coaching youth baseball and basketball for 15 years. He was a skilled gardener who kept up the best yard in the neighborhood and grew hundreds of legendary and beautiful daffodils. He was a fanatic Virginia Tech Hokie, who never wanted to miss watching a basketball or football game, and he could recite from memory an enormous amount of Tech sports statistics. He loved Ocean City, MD, where he could play on the beach or go fishing with his children. Bob was the life of the party, and his smile and presence could light up a room.



Bob spent his entire career of 38 years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, working to reduce risk to human health and the environment. He established groundbreaking national wastewater discharge standards for several industries, led the establishment of national management standards for hazardous waste, and led EPA's effort to address the need for source reduction, effective recycling, and management of municipal wastes. His final project was developing safe practices regulations for reuse and disposal of ash from coal-fired power plants. Bob held a variety of division director positions and was considered to be a towering presence at EPA, an honest and caring co-worker and supervisor, and a well-respected mentor to many.



Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Barbara Dembo Dellinger, of Vienna, VA; his son William Tucker Dellinger (Brittany) of Chantilly, VA; his daughter Brandi Elizabeth Dellinger of Reston, VA; two granddaughters, Reagan Parker Hill and Savannah Marie Dellinger, five nephews, one great nephew, and his siblings and cousins.



In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Barker Adoption Foundation, 7979 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD, barkeradoptionfoundation.org, or the Alzheimer's Association, alz.org. A Celebration of Bob's life will be held at a later date. For further details see:



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