Memorials and Honors

MEMORIALS Bob West Passing

Former Vice President of Finance, Robert (Bob) West, was born in Parsons, Kansas, where his family farmed until their move to Boonville, Missouri. While living there, his family was instrumental in beginning the Boonville Church of Christ. Bob grew up in the church and was baptized into Christ while his family worked to grow the congregation in Boonville. While growing up, Bob loved spending time outdoors working on trucks and tractors. After graduation from high school, he attended the University of Central Missouri, where he received a degree in Art Education and Commercial Art. Upon graduation, he taught junior high history and art at Renick schools. He later returned to Columbia College, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting. While studying for his undergraduate degree, he met his wife, Karen. They moved to Boonville, where Bob worked in business while Karen taught school. During this time, their son, Curtis, was born. A few years later, Bob moved his family to St. Louis, where he was given the opportunity to work as a CFO. While living in St. Louis, Bob served as a deacon at the Ellisville Church of Christ. Bob’s love for Christian education motivated him to serve on the board at Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, where his son attended school.

While Curtis attended college in Florida, he met his wife, Meagan. Bob and Karen moved to Florida to be near them and any future grandchildren. This led Bob to accept a position as Vice President of Finance at Mount Dora Christian Academy while Karen took a position teaching kindergarten. Bob had served MDCA for four years before his passing in January. They have a grandson, Chase Allan, who is four, and a granddaughter, Arden Grace, who was born in July.

“I tremendously respected and admired Bob for his financial prowess. He always had a Christ-like spirit.”- Rod Dollins, President, Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis

“What I remember most about Bob was his patience and kindness. He treated everyone like a good friend and was a great listener. I can honestly say I am a better person for having known Bob West.” -Mike Hill, Director of Facilities Because of Bob’s love for old trucks and tractors, he wrote articles for several national magazines. He loved meeting people at truck and tractor shows who held the same passion for restoring and preserving pieces of history. A generous donor has donated a tractor to our grounds and maintenance team in his honor. A tree has also been planted on campus in his memory. "Bob West was one of the kindest, most caring, and gentle souls I’ve ever met. He was a pleasure to be around with his natural calming affect. His intellect was second to none. No matter how busy Bob was, he always made time for everyone who stopped by his office door. He always had a great story that never pertained to work. Most stories revolved around his family, especially his grandson Chase. Bob had many talents, most of which not many people knew about. I truly wish I had more years to spend enjoying his genuine friendship." -Dave McGranaghan, Maintenance Personnel Memorial donations to honor the life of Bob West may be made to Mount Dora Christian Academy. "Bob West was a man of dedication and service to the mission of Mount Dora Christian Academy and Children's Home, and I, for one, am very glad that I was given the opportunity of working with him and calling him my friend." -Dr. Brian Mast, President

Jerry Adair Mr. and Mrs. James M. Adair Mildred Allaway Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cargle Mary Sue Collins Ms. Martha Hall Ms. Dorothy C. Harbin Patricia Jo Karr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killian Mr. and Mrs. Billie J. Queen Mr. David Samples Mr. and Mrs. Everett C. Smith Mr. Jack D. White Noa Allison Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Allison, Jr. Bob Baker Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Acker Ed Baker Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Helen Barton Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Elsa G. Beal Mr. Craig G. Beal Catalina H. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Leonard G. Meyer, Jr. Mr. Daniel Schlueter Brenda Born Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cargle Mary Sue Collins Ms. Martha Hall Ms. Dorothy C. Harbin Patricia Jo Karr Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killian Mr. and Mrs. Billie J. Queen Mr. David Samples Mr. and Mrs. Everett C. Smith Mr. Jack D. White Mildred Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Allison, Jr. Orvel & Mildred Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Monty Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tillery Merriam Brooker Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aloi Mrs. Jacqueline Carlton Mr. Peter Denboer Fernandina Beach Church of Christ Ms. Pennie Holmes Mr. Paul Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rowand Mr. and Mrs. Don Rowland Mr. and Mrs. John T. Sykes Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Uebelein West Broward Church of Christ Mike Brown Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ruggie Mark Byers Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Comer Sharon Caine Mrs. Peggy Kimmons Geraldine Campbell Mrs. Betty Ruttledge Bruce Roland Carl Mr. Gary Bressler John Carpenter Mrs. Joanne C. Peck Lib Carpenter Mrs. Joanne C. Peck Eugene Carter Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Charles Clack Mr. and Mrs. Kasey Oakley Bob Clayton Mrs. Vickie Henson Peltier Doris Jean Cline Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Arnold Eunice Conn Mr. and Mrs. Andy Biggers Mr. and Mrs. John Caron Rebecca Cross Blaine Cook Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald James L. Cribbs Mr. and Mrs. James T. Cribbs Stephen Cribbs Mr. and Mrs. James T. Cribbs Betty Lou Cronin Dr. and Mrs. Alan Campbell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ising John Cronin Dr. and Mrs. Alan Campbell, Jr. Effie Crosby Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Joe Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sell Jessalyn Eaton Mrs. Linda Boatright Martha France Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Chris Gainey Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sell Mark Gainey Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sell Bill Gonzalez Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Acker Bobby Groves Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Patricia Edgar Mr. J. Stewart Edgar Darlene Hindsley Mr. and Mrs. James L. Cline, Jr. Holly Hill Church of Christ Debbie Infinger Mr. William Holladay Edith Jackson Ms. Donna Bailey Corrine Creel Jacobsen Mrs. Thelma Justiss Myra Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tillery Juanita Jordan Ms. Amy E. Jordan Qwen Langjan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Balkcom Brandon Lassiter Mr. and Mrs. Kasey Oakley Mary LeCureux Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Itson Madison Church of Christ Gladys Lefler Mr. Bernard E. Jackson Mrs. Michelle Townley George Limbrecht Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Limbrecht Marguerite Limbrecht Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Limbrecht William Thomas Martin, Sr. Jesse Anderson Ms. Cheryl C. Ashton Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Carpenter Ms. Pat Hamilton Ms. Ellen Smith Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Turner Martha McAlister Mrs. Thelma Justiss Charles McDonald Mr. and Mrs. William L. Evers Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Jerry McEldowney Ms. Joan Stirlen Lawrence McEldonwey Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. McEldowney Jetta Marie Mcllree Mrs. Patricia S. McRee Kathleen Meeks Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thompson Gordon & Eva Methvin Mr. and Mrs. George Welty Harry Middleton Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Mrs. Althea Starling Harold and Madge Neiswander Sellers Investment & Rental Account Carolyn Nelson Mrs. Sheryl Picciolo Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Clements M.D. Brenda Nichols Industry Church of Christ Jim & Doris Noblitt John Burkett & Phil Lukas Julie Ann Norman Mr. and Mrs. Knox Norman Howard Reed Oliver, Jr. Ms. Geneva Overturf Don O'Rourke Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tillery Lauri Osborne Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Mary Owen Mrs. Barbara Bass Nick Pace Mr. and Mrs. Kasey Oakley Audrey S. Paight Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Donald Pennington Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. McArthur Tim Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Martha Polk Mr. and Mrs. John M. Jezierski Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Joel Prather Mrs. Anne McLeskey RTT Business Solutions LLC TJS Deemer Dana, LLP Glenn Presser Mrs. Patricia M. Bass Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Boyer Mrs. Eleanor A. Briggs Damage Recovery, LLC Ms. Katherine Davis Ms. Susan Davis Ms. Stephanie Depue Ms. Constance Eckstine Mr. Jaron Ferrell Mr. and Mrs. Peter Franco Ms. Joan E. Gallagher Mrs. Emily Griffin Ms. Patricia L. Hemingway Mr. and Mrs. David L. Nicholson Raymond Nicholson North Tampa Church of Christ Mr. and Mrs. Neal Pharr Mr. and Mrs. James Shackowsky Ms. Barbara Timpson Mr. Prashant Vadhulas Ms. Ginnie D. Walker Ms. Sandra West Herb & Mary Pruitt Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Steven D. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Thurman Jeff Robison Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Gale Root Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Ledgerwood Ruby Mr. and Mrs. Kasey Oakley Dorothy Russell Fifth Street Church of Christ Wade Russell Sister and Mrs. Verne Ragle Homer and Helen Samuels Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Kim Sechler Mrs. Amanda Casey Ms. Karen Hart Mrs. Donna Melchert Richardson Engineering J.K. and Anna Sellers Sellers Investment & Rental Account Nell Sims Danni Sims'asplin Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith Beverly Smith Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith Billy W. Smith Mr. and Mrs. James W. Smith Willis E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Everett C. Smith Eileen Snider Mr. William Holladay Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Jackson Liberty Church of Christ Susie Cowart Snow Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Mark Spangler Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Allison, Jr. Barbara Eileen Helms Brasington Speigner Mr. William Holladay Earl Starling Mrs. Althea Starling Dennis & Virginia Stults Mrs. Joanne C. Peck Gentry & Jeanette Stults Mrs. Joanne C. Peck Cletus Stutzman John Burkett & Phil Lukas Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tillery Susan Sutherlin Mrs. Patricia S. McRee Evelyn Sutton Mr. and Mrs. William J. Williamson Jr. Jennifer Terrell Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Mary Terry Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Limbrecht Robert Terry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew H. Limbrecht Robert Tillery Mr. Paul Labriola Mr. and Mrs. Julian F. Olive Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Tillery Ed Varnadore Mrs. Pearl Hogan Jan Vining Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sell Joe Watson Stuart Church of Christ Linda Weathers Mr. and Mrs. Ted E. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cargle Mary Sue Collins Mr. and Mrs. Charles Killian Mr. and Mrs. Billie J. Queen Mr. and Mrs. Everett C. Smith Mr. Jack D. White Bob West Mr. Rick J. Bazinet Mr. and Mrs. Fuller Bennett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Burleson Daniel Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. James W. Carr Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Carter Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Deem Mr. and Mrs. Rodney M. Dollins Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Eads Glickstein Laval Carris, P.A. Mr. Tom Haire Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Hanegan Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Hightower Mrs. Cathy Hylton Dr. and Mrs. Brian A. Mast Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Phil McWhirt MDCA Elementary Faculty & Staff Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pellosie Mr. and Mrs. Robin Pruitt Ms. Tonja Rambow Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Shepherd Estle White Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Kreimer Ms. Anne Peugh Mr. and Mrs. Ken Joyner Robert Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Wayne Wilson Joan, Larry, and Alan Wilson Emelle Woodham Mrs. Patricia Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Sell Neal Wright Mr. John Mark Hays Mr. Lewis Mallory Mr. and Mrs. Maury Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Luke Yeatman Robert "Bob" Yoder Mrs. Sheila Bonanno Ms. Ada M. Vines Mr. Glenn Yoder Le Young Mr. and Mrs. Garry D. Allison, Jr. Myrtle Zorn Mrs. Wanda Z. Cannon

Betty Badley Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Jim Carr Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Buddy & Jo Childers Mr. and Mrs. Jack McDonald Tim Deem Mr. and Mrs. Robin B. Leonard

Honors

Memorials January 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022

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