Robert L. Huddleston, 63, of Fruita, Colo., died Sept. 9, 2005. Bob was born June 29, 1942 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He is survived by his wife, Pat, son Aaron in Las Vegas, and three granddaughters, Kyrsten, Julie and Jessica, and son Kirk and Kim, and three granddaughters Morgan, Riley and Tayler, owner of Discovery Kids Learning Center of Fruita.

Other survivors are sisters Andrea Boilesen of Burnsville, Minn., Delores Harvey of Oak Harbor, and Beth Lenning of Ames, Iowa.

Bob was in real estate with Coldwell Banker in Washington state for 20 years, and he protected families with Masterguard fire safety equipment for ten years in Washington and Colorado.

Memorial contributions and thanks can be made to Hospice and Collective Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 60307, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506, or to Robert L. Huddleston Memorial Fund, c/o Discovery Kids Learning Center, 286 N. Cherry, Fruita, CO, 81521.

A celebration of life memorial service and reception was held Sept. 17 at Fellowship Church, 765 24 Road (24 Road and I-70) Grand Junction, Colorado.