Obituary of Robert E. McCormick

WESTFIELD - Robert E. "Bob" McCormick, age 76, Westfield, NY, formerly of Fluvanna, NY, died Monday, January 7, 2013 at St. Vincent Health Center of Erie, PA. Bob was born on January 9, 1936 in Jamestown, NY, the son of the late Ralph E. and Katherine (Young) McCormick. He served in the Air Force during the Korean war from 1958-1960. Bob was a 41 year member of the Loyal Order Of Moose Lodge # 118, and a former member of the John W. Rogers Post 327 American Legion and the Wm. P Jackway Post 6764 VFW all of Westfield. He had also been former member of the Dunkirk Yacht Club and served with the Fluvanna Fire Department for 9 years. Bob was raised in Fluvanna and the Jamestown area and was a 1954 graduate of Bemus Point High School and attended Jamestown Community College. He had been employed by Marlin Rockwell Corp. and then the former Ajax Flexible Couplings as a Vice President and Human Resource Manager and retired from Jamestown Metal Corp. as the Human Resource Manager. Most recently he had been the owner and operator of Robert McCormick Property Management and Maintenance. In his youth Bob was a Power Boat Racer and belonged to the Erie Tri-State Boat Racing Association. He enjoyed golf, boating, sailing, fishing and pen and ink drawing. He had a great love for family and country alike, and his proudest time was watching his children grow up and become wonderful adults and spending time with his grandchildren. Bob's lifetime goal was: "to have a wife who loved and stood beside him throughout everything and be a father and a grandfather;" for which he accomplished all. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Gloria J.(Spehar) McCormick, his two daughters, Sherri (Barney) Roush of Sweetwater, TN, Julie (Eric) Battershell of Uniontown, OH and his two sons, Randy (Soni) McCormick of O'Fallon, IL, Kevin McCormick of Park City, UT. Bob was the proud grandfather of, Megan Seyler of Salt Lake City, UT, Amber Jones of Greenbay, WI, Macy Battershell of Uniontown, OH, Eric (Stephanie) Seyler of Laveen, AZ, Kyan Battershell of Uniontown, OH, as well as his great granddaughter, Sophia Marie Seyler of Laveen, AZ. Many nieces and nephews also survive. Family will be present to receive friends on Sunday, February 17, 2013 at The Loyal Order Of Moose Lodge #118, Clinton St., Westfield, from 1-4 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Honor Flight Buffalo. P. O. Box 338, Buffalo, NY 14223 or to the Northern Chautauqua Canine Rescue, 7540 North Gale St., Westfield, NY 14787. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the MASON Funeral Home, 37 Clinton St., Westfield, NY 14787. Log on to www.masonfuneral.com to send Bob's family a message of condolence.