Robert Lee Brog

Robert (Bob) Lee Brog, age 87 quietly passed away at his home in Bellevue on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 after a fall earlier in the week. Bob was born on October 23, 1931 in Seattle, WA, the only child of loving parents, Walter Herman Brog and Rose Janice (Mox) Brog. Raised in Seattle, he attended Lincoln High School where he played his beloved football. College years were spent at Pacific Lutheran College (now Pacific Lutheran University, Parkland, WA) on a football scholarship under the coaching of Marv Harshman. It was at PLC in a little ice cream shop that he met the love of his life, his dear Constance (Connie) Jacobson from Ballard, WA. Graduating in 1953 with a BA in Business Administration, the couple wasted no time and were married on August 22, 1953.

Upon graduation, he went on active duty in the US Marine Corps as an officer. They spent the first year in Arlington VA before he was posted oversees to Japan. Not long after their first year of marriage they welcomed their first child, Debbie. With Debbie just weeks old, Bob had to leave them in Seattle to report to his post in Japan. Some months later, Connie and Debbie joined him where they lived in a little house in a Japanese village.

After completing his two years of service, he took a job with the Boeing Company. Starting in the mailroom he worked his way up through quality control, taking on different responsibilities and completed his career of +40 years as Director of International Sales for Asia. After a short residence in Renton, WA, he and Connie settled in Bellevue, WA where their two sons, Gary and David were born. It was in the early 70s when his adventures in sales began. His first sale was a 737 to the president of Venezuela, others included selling the first 747 to Avianca Airlines , selling airplanes to the Sultan of Brunei and participating in the creation of Asiana Airlines in Korea.

Bob lived a very big life, traveling the world for Boeing (often with Connie) and meeting people from many different countries where he developed personal friendships that endured for many years beyond retirement. But for all of his bigger-than-life travels, Bob was most happy at home with his wife, family and friends, sipping tomato soup and enjoying a grilled cheese sandwich and (when possible) his daughter’s chocolate cake.

Bob was always a devoted husband. He was a great dad, greatly loved by his children, his grandchildren and even his young great-grandsons. Bob was always a “can do” kind of person; an attribute that served him well both professionally and personally. He was fun, filled with humor, and often given to friendly banter. But more importantly, Bop was known by his family and friends for his generous heart.

Bob retired from the Boeing Company in 1997 after 40 years of service whereupon he and Connie set out to remodel their cherished Whidbey Island cabin—a magical place deeply loved by the entire family.

Bob’s Christian faith provided him with a life compass. It always informed how he looked at life and how life should be lived. His prayers often began with Psalm 136:1, "O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever."

He is survived by his wife of 65 years Constance Yvonne (Jacobson) Brog, his three children and their spouses, Debra (Michael) Regele, Gary (Cynthia) Brog and David (Kathy) Brog, their 10 grandchildren, Jonathan, Justin, Jordan, Kiersten and Elissa Regele; Stephanie, Katie and Carly Brog; Jake and Luke Brog; and 5 great-grandchildren—and another one in the making. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Rose Brog.

A great son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend - he will be tremendously missed by all his family and friends. But we have hope we will re-join him in heaven one day.

Funeral Services will be held at Sunset Hills Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Bellevue on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 1:00 in the afternoon with the Rev. Jon C. Mau officiating. Following the service and a brief graveside service, all are invited to a brief reception.