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 It is with great regret and sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our Classmate, Bob Montgomery, on
26 May 2021, at his home in Perrysburg, OH.
Bob is survived by his wife, Anita; sons, Robert and his wife, Denise, and
Michael and his wife, Erin; and granddaughters, Marianita and Elizabeth.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 PM on 4 June 2021 at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral
Home, 222 E. South Boundary St., Perrysburg, OH 43551. A Memorial Service will
follow at 6 PM. Burial will be private.
Condolences may be sent to Anita at 555 Rutledge Court, Perrysburg, OH
43551-5205.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bob’s memory may be sent to Wounded Warrior
Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675-8516; The Salvation Army, 144 W South
Boundary Street, Perrysburg, OH 43551; or Shriners Children's Ohio, Attn:
Development Department, One Children's Plaza-2 West, Dayton, OH 45404.
Well done, Bob. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages\M-1 Bob Montgomery.pdf
Obituaries:
Robert Ames Montgomery
4/27/1939 - 05/26/2021
 Robert Ames Montgomery, 82, of Perrysburg, Ohio passed at his home on Wednesday,
May 26, 2021. Bob was born in Toledo Ohio on April 27, 1939, to Robert Ames
Montgomery, Sr. and Fae Louise (Ferguson) Montgomery. He graduated from Whitmer
High School in 1957, and West Point in 1961. While at West Point Military
Academy, he met his beloved wife, Anita, on a blind date, and they married on
December 29, 1961, in White Plains, New York.
Bob was a Lt Colonel in the Air Force and reserves. He was a navigator on C-123s
and C-130s, with a military career that spanned more than 29 years, flying
throughout the world, including Vietnam, the Congo, Panama, and Columbia. After
retiring from the military, he remained in Perrysburg and worked for Owens
Illinois, where he made lifelong friendships, and was a member of the VFW,
Foreign Legion, and Jaycees.
His true passion was as a collector – his happy home was filled with pennants,
LPS and 78s, stamps, and matchbooks. His most important collections were of
classic swizzle sticks and Tea Leaf patterned china. He served as the President
of the International Swizzle Stick Collectors Association, organizing and
participating in the semi-annual "smallest convention in Las Vegas". He and
Anita shared a love of Tea Leaf and were longtime members of the Tea Leaf Club
International.
Bob's sense of humor and warmth touched everyone – he was a natural entertainer,
and always an entertainer of a good martini. He took great pleasure in books and
music, passing these loves on to his sons.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anita, and his sons. His eldest son, Bob
(Denise), is a doctor residing in Phoenix whose two daughters, Marianita
Esperanza and Elizabeth Louise, (their mother DeeDee) were a source of delight
for both grandparents. Youngest son, Michael (Erin), spent most of his life in
Seattle where he was a chef, and recently moved back to Toledo to be closer to
his family.
Friends and family will be received Friday, June 4, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m. at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary St.,
Perrysburg, OH (419-874-3133), with a Memorial Service beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes are requested to
be given to the
Wounded Warriors Fund, The Salvation Army or The
Shriners Hospital for Children.
Condolences may be made online to the family at
www.walkerfuneralhomes.com
Assembly/Taps Memorial Article:
ROBERT A. MONTGOMERY JR. 1961
Cullum No. 23596-1961 | May
26, 2021 | Died in Perrysburg, OH
Interred in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park, Toledo, OH
 Robert Ames Montgomery Jr. was born in Toledo, OH on April 27, 1939 to Robert
Ames Montgomery Sr. and Fae Louise Montgomery. He graduated from Whitmer
High School and then from West Point in 1961. While at the U.S. Military
Academy, he met his beloved wife, Anita, on a blind date, and they married
on December 29, 1961 in White Plains, NY.
He was always proud to have been in the Glee Club and the Dialectic Society
for all four years. In 1961, he was the director of the 100th Night Show,
the third one in which he had been active in the directing field (for two
years he was the assistant director).
After 27 years and six months of military service in the U.S. Air Force and
the U.S. Air Force Reserve, he completed his military career during the June
Unit Training Assembly as a navigator instructor with the 63rd Tactical
Airlift Squadron, a unit with which he had been assigned since 1971.
He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force in 1961 after
graduating from West Point. He was then assigned to navigator training at
James Connally Air Force Base, TX. Navigation bombardier training at Mather
Air Force Base, Sacramento, CA followed.
Stationed at Pope Air Force Base, NC, Bob flew C-123 and C-130E model
aircraft on numerous TDY tours in Southeast Asia. He was also involved in
the U.S. Airlift during the 1964-65 rebellion in the Republic of the Congo
(now Zaire) and took part in protecting U.S. interests during the 1965
Dominican Republic Insurrection.
Since joining the 63rd Tactical Airlift Squadron in 1971, he had been
navigator rated in the Hercules C-130A and E models that the unit flew. His
flying activities to all parts of the world continued as the 63rd supported
exercises in Europe, the Pacific, Central and South America.
He distinguished himself by outstanding achievement while participating in
aerial flight as a C-130A navigator from Howard Air Force base, Republic of
Panama, to central Bolivia on August 3, 1986. On that date, he and the other
aircraft crew members, after having performed a maximum duty day the
previous day followed by a minimum crew rest, were alerted for a highly
sensitive mission in central Bolivia. They were briefed with minimum
details, flew some 2,000 miles over territory imprecisely mapped, located
the drop zone 10 to 20 miles from where it had been directed, and completed
a precision air drop with a “point of impact” drop score. This outstanding
flying skill resulted in the successful completion of a sensitive mission,
one of the longest airdrop missions in history and one of the first since
the Vietnam War that was not a training situation. The distinctive
accomplishments of Bob reflect credit on himself and the United States Air
Force.
In his civilian position he was a personnel and materials control manager
for Owens-Illinois, Inc., of Perrysburg, OH. After retiring from
Owens-Illinois in December 1995, his true passion was as a collector. His
happy home was filled with his stamp collection, post cards, pennants,
books, LPs, 78 rpm records, matchbooks, and record albums from the 1930s to
the present. His most important collection was of classic swizzle sticks and
his patterned Tea Leaf Ironstone China. He served as president of the
International Swizzle Stick Collectors Association, organizing and
participating in the “smallest convention in Las Vegas.”
We both shared a love of the Tea Leaf and were members of the Tea Leaf Club
International.
Bob’s sense of humor and warmth touched everyone. He was a natural
entertainer, especially with a good martini.
He is survived by his loving wife, Anita, and his sons. His eldest son, Bob
(Denise), is a doctor residing in Phoenix, AZ with two daughters, Marianita
Esperanza and Elizabeth Louise (their mother Dee Dee), who were a source of
delight for both grandparents. His youngest son, Michael (Erin), spent most
of his life in Seattle, WA, where he was a chef and recently moved back to
Toledo to be closer to his family.
— Anita M. Montgomery, wife
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