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Roy Bogan posted a condolence
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
So many wonderful memories I will cherish forever! I moved to Brighton as a 5th-grade boy and soon became best friends with Bob, kind of a Mutt & Jeff relationship, since he was tall, and I was short. How blessed I was to have a best friend whose family I adored and who loved and accepted me. I was included in their family vacations (Winter Park) for years and spent countless evenings, nights, and weekends at the Reither home. Mrs. Reither (that is what I always called her, to her dismay) always treated me like one of her own. She fed me so many meals, taught me Pinnacle, and was more than merciful and gracious for our boyhood shenanigans. We stunk up and cleared out the entire house experimenting with a chemistry set. We stayed out fishing in the rain and lightning storm as she was back at the condo worrying (before cell phones). We inexplicably decided to destroy Bob†™s marbles by lining them up against the bedroom wall and throwing steel balls at them to shatter them as we hid under a blanket. It was impossible to clean up the carpet, not to mention the damaged walls! I could go on and on and am sure I only remember a portion of the trials and tribulation we put her under. Mrs. Reither mastered something that I was never able to do as a parent †" she never got mad at something that was †˜harmless.†™ Sure, the walls and the carpet were destroyed, but we were healthy young boys laughing and having the time of our lives. She let us be boys, so we could grow to be productive young men. We always got more love and patience than we deserved (grace) and Mrs. Reither withheld the punishment we did deserve (mercy); an earthly example of what Jesus Christ has done for me. Mrs. Reither†™s love, acceptance, and patience was instrumental in grooming Bob and I to be learners and growers, rather than stifling our †˜creative†™ ideas. We both graduated as valedictorians and earned our Aerospace engineering degrees, and Mr. & Mrs. Reither deserve huge credit in our achievement of those milestones. I love my biological parents but thank the Lord for also blessing me with an additional set of †˜parents†™ (and †˜sister†™) that I loved with my whole heart! Lots of people have a best friend, I had a best friend and his family! May the Lord richly bless Bob and Jodie and their families during this time of loss.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Friday, May 20, 2022
In 1970, my grandfather inherited some money and decided to take the whole family on vacation. We started in Seattle, rode ferries to Vancouver and the San Juan islands, and then drove down the coast to our favorite spot, the Overlook in Lincoln City, Oregon. My parents and Pat and Bob decided to go deep sea fishing out of Depoe Bay. Despite the fact that the boat left at the crack of dawn, Pat was already wearing her prescription sunglasses. One of the sailors told the group, Never trust a woman who wears dark glasses before the sun is up. Later, the first mate thought he was turning on the coffee pot, but actually ended up draining all the gasoline from the tank. The boat was stranded at sea and the motion of the boat rocking on the waves made almost everyone sick. According to my dad, Pat was the only one to catch fish between bouts of barfing. Due to all the chum, the rest of the group quickly caught their salmon limit while awaiting the Coast Guard. Their boat was towed back to the harbor without incident, but the trip was often retold and embellished in our family.
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Paul Schlarman posted a condolence
Thursday, May 19, 2022
The Reither home was the meeting place and hang out for the three of us friends in high school: Bob, Roy, and me. We all shared many laughs and good meals courtesy of Pat and Bob senior. I remember always feeling welcome in the Reither household. Pat always seemed cheerful and positive and was always creating something crafty or reading a new book. I got a kick out of her challenges with technology and remember many a time trying to explain the computer :) And who could ever forget Brad's sports car, the infamous "IZOD" (IROC-Z to the car people out there) :) May you rest in peace Pat. Thank you for brightening our world.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Pat had a class with her future husband, Bob, at CSU. She gave a presentation about the dairy industry from the cow†™s perspective that had unintentional double meanings. After graduation, the two went their separate ways, but one of Pat†™s students played matchmaker and brought them back together. She had lots of stories about her wedding. The groom†™s brothers and friends kidnapped them afterward the ceremony. They only escaped when one of their captors finally gave Bob the keys to his car. The next day, the same group showed up at the airport, saying that they were going to accompany them on their Vegas honeymoon. They didn†™t, but they had arranged for twin beds in the newlywed†™s hotel room. As time went on, it was clear that Bob and Pat had a really special marriage.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Pat entered the work force teaching physical education at Dora Moore Elementary in Denver. If she told her students to run across the playground, touch the fence, and run back, but forgot to add without falling down someone invariably would do just that. Incredibly, she later met Mamie Eisenhower when the first lady toured the school.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Pat also had the family in stitches recounting her efforts to pass a horseback riding class that was required for her PE major. A city girl, she was deathly afraid of horses. Eventually, her professor took pity on her and Pat squeaked by with a D. When she graduated, she had to suck a lemon on stage with all the other old maids.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Since they both attended Colorado A & M (now CSU) and were members of the Sigma Kappa sorority, there were plenty of stories about this shared experience as well. My father once saw Pat fall down at a dance and said to his date, my mother: Do you know that drunk girl? That†™s my sister! Your sorority sister? No. For the record, Pat said that she had simply slipped. Mom would always add that she should†™ve known better than to get involved with someone who insults your family.
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Marcia Heit posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
I was the quiet, oldest grandchild, so I often found it more interesting to listen to adult conversation than to play with the cousins somewhere else. I was fascinated because my mother and her family were great storytellers, especially her elder sister, Pat. Mom saw Pat as the adventurous one and the two often shared stories of growing up in North Denver next door to their cousin Rod. For instance, one night when the adults went square dancing, the neighborhood kids decided to play post office in their garage. When one couple went into the garage, Rod climbed on the roof, stomping all over it to scare them. He stomped so hard that he ended up putting his foot through the roof. That ended date nights for my grandparents! Both Mom and Pat enjoyed spending time at the family cabin in Eldora, Colorado and exploring the area together. They were sisters and best friends.
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Melanie Miller posted a condolence
Friday, May 13, 2022
Bob,
I was sad to hear of your mom†™s passing, and started writing you an email right before you gave us a way to post…soo… I was so glad you brought Grandma Pat by our home during your Galveston family vacation recently! Though she was not the same as when we saw her when you worked at NASA or the Denver trips we took shortly after, her personality very much shown †" she is just so good humored and matter of fact. She could always articulate just what she was thinking so directly and with a smile. She would say †œNow where is my son? Then add some quip like…He is too big to hide.†� Perhaps she became more attached to you as of late, but she always communicated how deeply important her children and their family was to her. She would never hold back saying the important things.
In the 90s? I remember the times your parents would visit Houston and when we visited their home on a trip to Denver. The trips themselves seem like a blur, but I do have fond memories of both your parents. They would crack a few jokes and tell anyone who would listen how proud and how much they loved their son. They seemed to be grounded on what is really important in life. With that focus, I am sure both their lives were well lived.
I remember on one of Pat†™s first trips to Houston, she wanted Brett and I to know how thankful and blessed she was that Bob had made friends. We all lived in the Crows Next apartments, and you were just across the parking lot. She was so adamant that you not be alone so far from home, and I think she knit us a blanket? That was so long ago, but she wanted to give us something to really express how important you are and we are just by being friends with you.
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Teddi Pruitt posted a condolence
Friday, May 13, 2022
My first memories of Pat must date back to about 1995 when she welcomed me into her home for Thanksgiving. It was the first time I heard of someone that likes to try different recipes for meals instead of the same 'ole, same 'ole :) From that time forward she and Bob were always welcoming hosts and gracious distant friends.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends. May you cherish all of the love that was shared.
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Robert Reither posted a condolence
Friday, May 13, 2022
Patient Parent - When I was in 6th grade my best friend Roy and I got what we thought was a brilliant idea to shatter glass marbles in my room one day. We set some large steel ball bearings against the wall and then through the glass marbles as hard as we could to shatter them. We hid under my blanket to keep the glass from hitting us. Not sure how Mom didn't hear us but Roy and I were roaring with laughter! A few hours later Mom came up and asked what we were doing and I think she was so disgusted and shocked that she couldn't say anything. She calmly said that's enough and please clean up. I'm not sure what she did but now since I'm a parent I'm guessing she went to the liquor cabinet and had a stiff drink! There was glass in my carpet in my room for years until the carpet was replaced when I went to college. To this day that remains one of the funnest days I ever had and it was because, Mom didn't beat the tar out of us for doing such a stupid thing!
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Robert Reither posted a condolence
Friday, May 13, 2022
Happy to Celebrate - When Mom turned 50 she wasn't drepressed as many people are. Instead she held a big party in Winter Park for friends and family. I was only 20 at the time and didn't realize the signifcance of turning 50 and being happy about it. I realized as I got older what a blessing that is. So when I turned 50 I did the same thing and had a big celebration. Thanks Mom for that lesson.
