OBITUARY: Robert W. Anderson, 83, formerly of Spicewood and Marble Falls, dies July 20, 2013

Robert W. Anderson, 83, of Bacliff, Texas, passed away July 20, 2013. He was born Nov. 1, 1929, in Montabello, Ill., and was a recent resident of Austin, Spicewood and Marble Falls.

As a young man, he lived on a farm in Montabello, performing many chores, including milking the cows before school and harvesting fruit from the many trees they had. His strong work ethic continued to develop as he worked many jobs, including a paper route, as a bell hop, a cook and at a soap company.

In 1947, Robert joined the U.S. Air Force at Fort Sheldon, Ill. During his tour of duty, he was stationed at Wheelus Air Base, Libya MC, Guire Air Force Base, Tinker Air Force Base Harmon and Air Base Thule in Greenland.  Robert retired 1968.

After his retirement from the Air Force, he worked as a traveling salesman for the Milstead Co. in Austin. It was not long after he began his employment at Milstead Co. that he became a licensed master plumber and began to own and operate A&B Plumbing for many years.

In 1990, Robert moved to Marble Falls and worked at The Picayune newspaper for many years.

Robert is survived by his wife, Alice Anderson of League City; sons, Bobby, Richard and Terry; daughter, Diana; and numerous grandchildren in the Austin area.