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"Did you hear the one about the..." Bob Carr passed away unexpectedly at his home near Lake Chelan on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Clarence Robert Carr was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin to Clarence and Dolores Carr on December 26, 1942. With his father on active duty in the U.S. Navy in Pensacola, Florida, WWII had a major impact on his early life. His parents decided he would be safest at his grandparents’ farm in rural Wisconsin, so his Grandma Lily was near and dear to his heart. Clarence graduated from Rice Lake High School with the Class of 1961. He was a standout on the track and field team where he excelled in the 440-foot event. But later his income from jobs at the local bakery and a bottling works helped his divorced mother sustain the family, which included two younger brothers and one sister. Clarence joined the Navy right out of high school. With the Vietnam conflict heating up, he spent long periods of duty on ships en route to and from Asia. With extensive avionics technician training, he also had important duties on aircraft carriers plying the waters off Vietnam. During his 13 years in the Navy, Clarence attended night school for nine years in southern California and Pensacola, graduating from the University of West Florida in 1972. He was proud of this accomplishment. Bob worked as an avionics technician at Whiting Field near Pensacola both as a Navy enlistee and civilian. He was a troubleshooter that helicopter pilots in training at the field leaned on when red lights lit up signaling trouble during the pre-flight stage. He and his crew helped keep 125 helicopters useful for pilot training. Bob and Vicki Olson Shaw were married in Pensacola in 1988. He sacrificed his work and career with the U.S. Navy to go with Vicki to Hydaburg, Alaska where she had accepted a teaching position. The couple next went to Skagway, Alaska where Vicki taught before retiring in 1993. Bob and Vicki lived in Hilo, Hawaii for seven years, but have resided in the Lake Chelan Valley since 2002. Bob was a volunteer at the Food Bank for over a decade, and an active member of the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church. And he loved to entertain people with his jokes and stories. Bob was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his wife Vicki of Chelan; daughter Debbie (Jeff) Anlauf of Port Charlotte, Florida; daughter Michelle (Dr. Matt) Caron, grandsons Jacob and Daniel of Hudson, Wisconsin; brother Charles (LaVonne) Carr of Rogers, Minnesota; brother Dr. Craig (Marty) Carr of Mequon, Wisconsin; sister Carolyn of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; brother-in-law John Olson of Chelan; stepson Steven O. Shaw of Chelan; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles in the Midwest. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, March 24 at 2 p.m. at the Lake Chelan United Methodist Church. Gifts in memory can be donated to the church or the Lake Chelan Food Bank. Please leave any thoughts and memories for the family at this website. Services are entrusted to Precht Rose Chapel of Chelan.

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Clarence Robert "Bob" Carr

December 26, 1942 - March 18, 2018