Robert Henry Putz

Biography

Robert Henry Putz, Sr was born on June 14, 1938, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States. His parents were Robert Anton Putz and Frances Katherine Putz (Martin).

Robert married Dora Marilyn Damron Tippitt. Together they had the following children:

• Robert Henry Putz, Jr;
• Marcia Lynn Putz.

He died on January 8, 2017 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, United States and was buried after January 8, 2017, in College Station, Brazos County, Texas, United States.

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Robert H. Putz, 78, of Bryan, passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017, at Hillier Funeral Home of Bryan. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at First United Methodist Church of Bryan. J5

Robert was born in Bryan, Texas, the first of twins, born to the late Robert A. and Frances Catherine Martin Putz. Bob was raised in Mission, Texas, where his dad owned an agricultural aviation business and began teaching him to fly at age 12. His love of aviation kept him in the family business where he, along with his dad and brothers, owned and operated a location serving the Rio Grande Valley and another in the Brazos Bottom, out of Hearne. The summit of his career may have been serving as President of the Texas Agricultural Aviation Association in 1979.

After graduating from Mission High School, Bob took his trombone talent to the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, where he was the first of three generations of Aggie Bandsmen. Before his junior year, he met Marilyn Damron-Tippitt on a blind date, and they were soon married on July 31, 1958, in Pharr, Texas. They lived in the infamous campus married housing his senior year on a meager budget. At the end of it, he graduated with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering.

While he enjoyed his career crop-dusting, he was also a man who loved spending time with his family and friends. His two children were raised in Mission; however, they kept a home in Hearne where he spent every summer spraying cotton. The result of this was an accumulation of friends and experiences from both communities. There were Saturday nights in Reynosa, Mexico during the school year and parties in Booger County in the summer. Along the way, there were vacations with many of these friends to A&M football games and P&M Bank Travel trips to Europe.

Creating some of the happiest years of his life, Bob taught his children to have strong Christ-centered marriages and was gifted with four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Many of his joyful moments were spent capturing all their activities with his camera.

Bob was a lifelong Methodist, descending from an original circuit rider who founded Grace United Methodist Church in Hearne. He served in various leadership capacities there and later in First United Methodist of Bryan modeling Christian faith and service. The last few years of his life Bob lost his ability to speak, but not his ability to show love for his fellow man. The caregivers of Generations Senior Living Center reflected that back to him in his final days.

He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Richard E. Putz.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Marilyn Damron-Tippit Putz; son, Robert H. Putz Jr. and wife, Rhonda Redus Putz; daughter, Marcia Putz Godfrey and husband, David H.; grandchildren: Kristin Godfrey Baird and husband, Frank, Bobby Putz, Jennifer Putz, and Tyler Godfrey; great-grandchild, Hunter Baird; brother, Gary D. Putz and wife, Katy; sister-in-law, Mary Brady Putz; other relatives and many friends. J5* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jun 26 2020, 21:36:24 UTC

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