Robert W Landgren

Robert accomplished what he wanted to do which was to "wear out, not rust out".

Robert enlisted for WW II and was placed with General Patton's Third Army in the 94th Infantry Division, Engineers Battalion 319

Until Honorably discharged in January 1946.

His military career included 17 months of combat in the Third Army drive across France and Germany, Bob participated in four major battles and received citations and battle stars for 1) Trier-Mozelle Triangle; 2) Drive from Saar River to Rhine; 3) Siegfried Switch Position; and 4) Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne.

In some of his well-censored tissue thin "Skymail" letters home describe some of the conditions he had to survive in "Fox holes, to two man shacks we built ourselves, to trucks, to farm houses, to hay lofts, to bar rooms, to churches, to cellars, to school rooms to barbershops, and a few scattered attics. But you know me, I can lay my head anywhere and fall asleep. I even fall asleep standing up when I've been so dogged tired I couldn't move another step and was afraid to lay down knowing we'd move on in a couple of minutes..."

After the the war Robert began his home life with his first wife Dorothy Helen Bretz and had two daughters Karen and Elaine. After Dorothy's death, he then met Patricia Lee Loar and merged his family with hers. Patricia had a son, Christopher, from a previous marriage that Robert accepted and brought up as his own. Together, Robert and Patricia had a daughter named Roberta.

He received a Bachelor of Arts from Temple University in 1949 and a CPCU designation in Insurance in 1978.

Robert was employed as a Marine Casualty agent with Aetna Insurance Company and many years later retired from the Hanover Insurance Company.

Robert enjoyed keeping active in his retirement years by joining the Barbershop Harmony Society Statesmen Chorus.

He was also active in several ministries of the church including serving on three vestries with St. James Episcopal Church in Dallas, Church of the Nativity in Indianapolis, and the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Spring. He also ministered to the infirmed at Tomball Regional Hospital through the Community of Hope as a volunteer.

He is survived by his wife Patricia, his three daughters and their husbands Karen and Joe Sultemeier, Elaine and Robert Shasteen, and Roberta and William Daugherty, and his seven grandchildren, Jessica and Jeffery Sultemeier, Robert and Stephen Loar, and Stephanie, Phillip and Jonathon Shasteen and one great grandchild, Elloitt Loar.

Preceding him in death was his son, Christopher Loar whom is survived by his wife Catherine Palmer-Loar

Service will be held at St. Timothy's Anglican Church ,6819 Louetta Road, Spring, TX 77379 ;281-255-4111 on February 21, 2015 at 1:00 P.M.

In lieu of plants or flowers Please send a donation to either St. Timothy's

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Or The Statesmen Chorus Barbershop Harmony Society

Email: www.TheStatesmenChorus.org

Or The Honor Flight Houston

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