Robert "Bob" Louis Harrop

August 6, 1940 to August 6, 2021

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather

Born in Victoria, B.C. to Arthur Wellington Harrop and Ann Ferguson (Doug) Sawyer

He is survived by his loving Wife Sharon, Son Gordon (Brenda) Harrop, Daughter Debra (Boyd) Tonita, grandchildren Elise Harrop, Bill (Vanessa) Carter, Desirea (Sean) Rasmussen, and great grandchildren Elisabeth, Julius, Olivia, and Sophie Rasmussen.

Brothers Alf (Joanne) Styan, Ken (Sharon) Styan, sisters Merle Harrop and Ann (Gary) Parker, brother Bill Bryan and sister Sylvia Graham.

Numerous nieces and nephews.

From humble beginnings came a great man with a huge heart. He was always ready to give you the shirt off his back or a joke to make you laugh or a hug or a shoulder to cry on or a swift kick, whatever you needed. You hardly ever needed to ask, he just seemed to know what you needed and offered it. And smiles for everyone!

Bob helped support his family from a young age at whatever job he had, giving his mom money for rent or groceries or clothing so he had to grow up before his time.

He didn’t have much in the way of formal education, but he was always ready and willing to learn new things, including building a home in Trinity Valley with friends, and running the concession stand for Lumby Raceway.

Bob met his soulmate, Sharon, in the 1950’s, and had the names of their kids picked out on their 5th date. They married in 1960 in North Surrey, B.C. Oh, to watch them dance together! He had a way of turning bad circumstances into something good so they could laugh about it later.

He spent some of his early years working on a logging chain with a friend. Then he worked making various handles, including coloured spindles for the kids’ crib. He worked most of his life in the grocery business from salesman to supervisor to manager to owner, whether that was in a store, or a warehouse, or on the road to other stores. Many of those he worked with during his career became lifelong friends.

He served as Alderman and/or Deputy Mayor for the Town of Bengough for 14 years.

His many loves included his family, his friends, motorcycles, fast cars, camping, travelling, golfing, playing cards or dice, watching CFL, ‘family things’, snowmobile riding, fishing, and even tried his hand at demolition derby and quarter mile drag racing. Old westerns were also a favorite, like Cisco Kid.

‘Family things’ could be work or play, but usually involved really hard work, but he always seemed to make it fun.

Sharing pearls of wisdom was something he did, probably without realizing it, like getting a job involves getting up at the crack of dawn and pounding the pavement. He just thought we weren’t listening.

No matter what our choices were, whether he thought they were good or bad, he supported us and wasn’t one to say ‘I told you so’ very often. We got to make our own mistakes, but he was there if we needed help fixing them.

He was our anchor and best friend.

The family wish to thank: ALL the staff at the Bengough Health Centre, Home Care and Palliative Care, all the staff at Bengough Drugs Ltd, Bengough Ambulance staff, and all the friends and family who have supported us during this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Bengough Health Centre or your favorite charity in his memory.