Robert M. Reed (Bob), formerly of Gettysburg went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, on his 87th birthday, surrounded by his children. Robert passed after a lengthy battle with Parkinsonâs Disease and short battle of COVID-19.
Robert was born on Jan. 28, 1934, to Walter and Reba Reed in Huntingdon, Pa. After graduating from Huntingdon High School in 1952, Robert immediately enlisted in the Air Force where he was a crew member on a B29 Bomber and boom operator on a KB29 refueling tanker. After an honorable discharge from the Air Force, he went on to study history education at Indiana State Teachers College in Indiana, Pa., and graduated in 1960.