Robert (Bob) Schlatter was born April 10, 1947 at the US Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington. Bob grew up in California. He served as a Seabee in a US Navy construction battalion in Vietnam. He later drove heavy equipment for several mining companies, and worked as a laborer and maintenance worker. Bob married Lynn Anderson in 1992. Bob, Lynn and their dogs Toby and Shadow lived in Englewood, CO. Lynn passed away in 2007. One of Bob's favorite pass-times was playing poker and "telling the same old stories" with his friends. Bob is survived by his brother, Dennis Schlatter, of California.