Obit - Robert Affleck

Robert (Bob) Affleck (SH 53-59).

Robert’s brother, Bill, has sent in the following.

“Robert (Bob) Scotson Affleck was born in Kelowna, BC on March 9th, 1941 and died, aged 77, on January 10th, 2019, at Bradford Woods, Pittsburgh, USA.

He was the beloved husband of Sylvia; wonderful father of John (Fae) Affleck and Elisabeth (Carl) Johnson; dear brother of Bill (Joyce) Affleck.

Bob was born in Canada and came to England at the end of the war. He grew up in Cumbria, went to Seascale Prep School and then on to St Bees School in 1953 and subsequently to the University of Sheffield from where he graduated with a degree in Mining Engineering.

He and his family were moved by his company to the USA in 1981 on what was supposed to be a short-term assignment, but his company changed hands and the family settled in Bradford Woods. Bob was very involved in the local church and in the Greater Pittsburgh MG Club, sharing his passion for vintage cars with the other members. A main, long term, interest of his was the restoration of the 1938 HRG Airline coupe which came with him from England in pieces and was rebuilt to run for the first time under its own power for 45 years in 2010. It was sold for $253,000 in 2013.”

Robert Affleck Car