Robert Edmund Lindquist

West Point, 1958

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by Ann Downs on August 3, 2018:

This is his Obituary 26 Apr 2017 Lavonia, Georgia in "Hartwell Sun" e-Edition. Colonel Robert E. "Bob" Lindquist, U.S. Army Retired, 81, of Panorama Drive, Rock Springs Comm., Lavonia, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 at his home. Born on November 21, 1935 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, he was the son of the late Roy E. Lindquist Sr. and Alice Murch Lindquist. Col. Lindquist was a 1958 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and received a Masters degree from George Washington University. Col. Lindquist retired after 28 years of service from the U. S. Army, where served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. His first tour, he served as Company Commander of Charlie Company and his second tour, he served as District Senior Advisor for the Trang Bang District of Vietnam. Col. Lindquist was a former Real Estate Agent for Paradise Reality, a member of the Hartwell First United Methodist Church and served as an Usher. He was a member of the American Legion Post #109, Hart County Golden K, where he received the Andy Stackhouse Award, received the Hartwell Rotary Club�s Four Way Test award, volunteered for several years for Meals on Wheels and directed the AARP Tax Aide Program for 18 years. Survivors include his wife: Norma Elsen Lindquist; two sons: Robert "Rob" Lindquist Jr & Catherine of Ellerslie GA and Karl Lindquist & Renee of Columbia SC; a daughter: Debra Hooker & Michael of Ft. Collins CO; six grandchildren: Robert & Cyney Lindquist, Erin & Claire Hooker and Tyler & Samantha Lindquist; a brother: Roy E. Lindquist Jr. & Sara of Salinas CA also survives. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hartwell First United Methodist Church with Dr. R. Allen Stewart officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at the Nancy Hart Memorial Park.

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