Trying again - thought it sent this days ago but just found it sitting in my outbox!  So sorry.

Robert Emil Youngquist, 81, joined the Church Triumphant on December 9, 2012 after a valiant fight against cancer.
He was born June 25, 1931 in Seward, Nebraska to Leonard and Hazel Youngquist.  After losing his father at the age of 9, Bob and his mother moved to Colorado Springs to live with his grandparents during the school year.   Summers always found him back in Nebraska with his cousins.  After graduating from Colorado Springs High School in 1948 where he was a member of a state championship football squad, Bob spent a year playing football at the University of Nebraska.  He then transferred to Colorado A&M (now Colorado State) where he was an active member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and Air ROTC.  
Upon his graduation with a degree in economics in 1952, Bob began his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Force.  He began his service in California and was then stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas where he flew as a flight engineer with a B-36 squadron.  It was during this service that he met his match - flight attendant Ann Oberschelp of Ponca City, Oklahoma.  The two were married on June 8, 1955 at the bride's home congregation in Oklahoma before settling into their first home in Denver, Colorado.
Bob and Ann had three children, and the close-knit family had numerous moving adventures as he pursued his passion in technology.  He was a pioneer of the computer age, turning an entry level mainframe computer programming position with Boeing in Wichita, Kansas into an exciting career that took the family from Kansas to Michigan, and eventually back to Oklahoma in 1980 when Bob declined a transfer to California with Burroughs corporation and chose instead to lead data processing for First National Bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma.  Bob and Ann moved to Tallahassee in 1990, where he developed software programs tracking shipping in the State of Florida for the Department of Transportation.  
Bob is survived by Ann O. Youngquist, his wife of 57 years, and four of his beloved Nebraska cousins:  Rosalie Youngquist Peterson of Minden, NE; Helen Youngquist Gater of Arizona; Newton Youngquist of Kensington, KS; and John Youngquist of Beaver City, NE.  He also leaves behind his three children and their loving spouses:  Mike and Vicki Youngquist of Atlanta, Ga, Steve and Lisa Youngquist of Tulsa, Oklahoma and daughter Lisa Hall and her husband Tom of Tallahasse; granddaughter Nikki Mathis and her husband James of Atlanta; grandsons Ben Youngquist of Atlanta, Matthew Hall of Tallahassee, and Jonathan Youngquist of Tulsa; and great grandchildren Caleb and Hannah Grace Mathis of Atlanta.
Bob's family is celebrating his life doing what he loved best - gathering together at home with friends and neighbors to share the joyous memories of a life  well lived.

To the Youngquist Family, we lift you up in our prayers.  He was always such a gentle soul here on earth and his kind smile is still shining upon us.  It has been a privilege to know him.  Bill & Alice Pomidor

To the Youngquist family I pray that the Peace and Grace that is found in Christ may rest upon you as you journey through these days of struggle.  I have so many fond memories of the times we shared there at your home. Your parents always welcomed me into your home there in Highland Lakes.  Please accept my deepest sympathy and know we will be praying for you.

Thanks to all who visit and share memories of my dear sweet daddy.  Our hearts are broken, but we know the seperation is only temporary and give thanks to the Lord for an earthly life filled with abundant blessings.

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Robert Emil Youngquist

25 juin 1931 – 9 décembre 2012

Culley's MeadowWood Funeral Home

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