Robert Hiroshi Okamoto

After graduating from Abington High School in 1953, Bob enlisted in the United States Army, serving at Fort Hood, TX until September 1955. Bob then attended Penn State University on the G.I. Bill, earning a degree in Business Management in 1959. While attending Penn State, Bob met his future wife, Alicia Sue Markley and they were married in 1961.

Bob’s working career began at Morton Thiokol in Levittown, PA in 1959. After several years there, he went to work for RCA in Cherry Hill, NJ, which later became General Electric. Bob worked for RCA/GE for over 40 years, eventually retiring as a Business Manager in GE’s satellite communications division in Princeton, NJ.

Bob’s hobbies included woodworking, auto mechanics, gardening, and everything DIY around the house. Many of the improvements to their lifelong house in Holland were Bob’s handiwork. Bob also enjoyed following and supporting his sons in their music and athletics, and rarely if ever did he miss a game or performance. Bob was an avid sports fan, passionately rooting for his beloved Phillies, Eagles, Flyers, and Nittany Lions. After retiring, Bob and Sue owned a lakeside cabin in Rome, Maine for many years and enjoyed spending their summers boating and sightseeing throughout New England.

Bob is survived by his sons Mark R. Okamoto (Lisa Fox) and Neil E. Okamoto (Nancy Sampson) and his grandchildren Evan, Claire, and Jackson. Bob was preceded in death by his wife Alicia Sue Markley Okamoto and his older brothers, Allen, William, and Raymond.

Relatives and friends are invited to his memorial gathering on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Lamb Funeral Home, 101 Byberry Road, Huntington Valley, PA 19006, beginning at 10:00 AM, followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 AM and a luncheon immediately afterwards. Inurnment is private.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.