Bob Middleton

Profile Updated: September 16, 2016

Residing In	Oakland, CA USA

Spouse/Partner	Helen C. Nicholas

Occupation	retired

Children	Robert A. Middleton III, born 1984

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Certainly the highlight was playing on the undefeated '65 varsity football team, under the legendary Coach Moon. Afterwards, to pad the list of extracurricular credentials I was sending to college admissions bureaus, I ran for the elective post of head yell leader. I hardly expected to win. The opposition were all-- well, Babes (mea culpa for that expression, in light of later, feminist-fostered insight, but you get the idea). Buzz Weisenfeld loaned me his letterman's jacket (tennis), I pinched a day-glo city traffic cone and showed up for the candidates' all-school assembly. A silly speech got some laughs, and a hokey cheer-- "Ficka facka firecracker/Sis boom bah! Peed-mont! Peed-mont! Rah, rah, rah!" -- got many more. Astoundingly, I won. It's been almost impossible for me to look Cyndi Marcussen in the eye ever since

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Stephanie Slade

Stephanie Slade has left an In Memory comment for Bob Middleton.

Feb 19, 2020 at 1:33 PM

Bobs transition did touch me. I know our list of classmates in memory gets longer. Give thanks my friends, for life. It is so precious. I am a 2x Cancer thriver and I know many of us have or have had this terrible and scary disease. Bob always seemed to be much older and wiser and serious for his years. I looked up to him, I always thought of him as very cultured with a touch of wicked humor. What an innocent and lovely time we had the privilege to grow up in...a time of capture the flag outside, sweet shop after school, and long walks through the park to the high school. Yes friends. It sucks to get sick and not have a cure. I’ve watched as too many of my friends get cancer and pass on so young! Not fair at all. My cancer is so far just on my skin and It was removed in 2012 and again in 2017...I did not have to do the chemo or radiation. Some of my friends have been cured by the chemo. It’s all a bunch of diagnostics, remedies, heart felt decisions, medical dictionaries...a blur of choices. Sending out big love to bobs family. His work is done. Rest In Peace and ??.