Robert Victor Westermark's Obituary
Robert “Bob” Westermark
Born January 31st, 1949 in Bangor, Maine. Graduated from Great Falls High School, Great Falls, Montana in 1967. Graduated from Montana Tech in Butte, Montana with a Bachelor’s of Science in Petroleum Engineering in 1971. He died after a courageous battle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Tulsa Ok, July 19th 2020.
He lived in many different places during his life including Japan, Norway, Maine, Montana, Louisiana, Colorado, Texas and finally Oklahoma. He traveled for his career and leisure to many other parts of the world. He worked for several petroleum companies such as Union Oil Co. of California, Fulton Fuel Co., Sam Gary (Gary-Williams) Energy Corp., Phillips 66, OGCI/Petro Skills, and Grand Resources. He also had jobs in his younger years as a paperboy and a courtesy clerk for I.G.A Grocery in Great Falls, Montana. He also volunteered as a Firefighter in Bellcreek, Montana. He taught drilling courses around the world, and was a professor, mentor, and friend to many who knew him.
He was an avid fisherman, eagerly wetting his line whenever he could. He was also a precocious person, and always wanted to know how things worked, and why. He was a prospector-taught geologist. He loved gardening, and enjoying the fruits of his labor. He chose to speak slowly, had a quick wit, always took the opportunity to laugh, and never missed an opportunity to teach. He has left a legacy with all those who knew him as “Bob…spelled backwards.”
He is survived by wife Elva Westermark, Tulsa, Ok; sister, Susan King with brother-in-law Paul King, San Jose, Ca; son Leon Westermark with daughter-in-law Tara Westermark, and granddaughter Clara Westermark, Missoula, Mt; daughter Leanne Tollette with son-in-law David Tollette, Tulsa, Ok; nephew Timothy King, Mountain View, Ca; and niece Felicia King, Bozeman, Mt
A virtual memorial will be set in the near future using an online meeting platform. Please send an email with contact information to [email protected] to be sent further information.
In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations to be made to the Oklahoma Wildlife Foundation. Please submit your donation with “In Honor of Robert Westermark” in the comments section.
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