Bob passed away on Thursday March 26, in the loving arms of his wife and best friend, Pat. He fought a valiant battle against multiple myeloma for over two years. Bob was born in Victoria on January 19, 1936 to Catherine and Emerson Showers; he was a lifelong resident of Oak Bay, attending Willows School and Oak Bay High. Bob was an avid athlete, coach, umpire and armchair observer. He and Pat enjoyed numerous vacations, particularly those involving Parksville, Maui and cruising. He spent 45 years in the floor covering industry. Bob is survived by his beloved wife, Pat; his cherished children, Jack (Sondra) and Don (Allison); his special grandsons, Marc and Eric, his dear brother, Jack (Roz) and his many caring in-laws, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Bob’s life will be held at 2 pm, Friday, April 3 at McCall Bros. Floral Chapel, Johnson & Vancouver St. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Victoria Hospice Society, 1952 Bay St., Victoria, BC, V8R 1J8, for whom the family is very grateful.
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My sincere sympathy to his wife Pat and children. Bob was a great friend and I worked beside him in the same industry for many years and have gained lots of valuable knowledge from BOB.
I will miss you Bob and we had many good moments together.
Torgeir Hansen
Pat, I would like to extend to you and your family my heartfelt sympathy on Bob’s passing. He was a prince of a man and had the respect of all of us that had the pleasure of knowing and working with him. His gentle spirit and easy smile for all will not be forgotton. I have wonderful memories of ‘Mr. Armstrong’ as we lovingly referred to him.
Sincerely, Tim Hartman
Our sincere sympathy to Pat and family. Special thoughts to
Sondra and Jack from Joan.
Dear Pat,
It is with a saddened heart to hear of Bob’s passing. As you know mom and I saw you today at Bob’s funeral. I just wanted to let you know again how lovely the service was. The video was such a nice touching tribute to a really nice guy.
I remember way back when, we were at Beach Acres with you and your family and the Unwins and others but my memory has failed me, and Bob and Dave cooked a salmon in the sand!!! I was one very amazed kid!! Lots of fun BBQ’s at mom and dad’s during the summer. Fun times. Bob will be greatly missed.
love Judy and (Barb Crawford)