Robert (Bob) Ptacek lost his battle with Brain Cancer on August 22, 2016, at the age of 52. Bob was born December 30, 1963 to Richard and Margaret Ptacek in Garfield Heights, OH. Bob was recently preceded in death by his brother Ken Ptacek in 2015, his father Dick Ptacek in 2016 and his niece Michelle Barnes in 1994.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Anita, and sons Dan and David. Bob leaves behind his mother, Margaret Ptacek, and siblings; Peggi and Brian LaPlante, Nancy and Arion McCartney, Rick Ptacek, Mary and Dennis Callahan, Mike and Julie Ptacek, Kathy and Dave Welch, Tim and Angie Ptacek and sister-in-law Rochelle Ptacek. He also leaves behind his in-laws Jack and June Barnes, Jack and Elaine Barnes, Steve and Sheri Barnes, Donna and Dennis Anderson, Kathy and Tim Watne.
Bob is survived by many nieces and nephews:
Robert LaPlante
Aubrey LaPlante
Aimee Cobb
Jennifer Schoos
Joe and Stacey Cobb
Nicholas Ptacek
Shannon Callahan
Jenica Callahan
Zachary Ptacek
Joshua Ptacek
Ryan Ptacek
Alyssa Ptacek
Ben Welch
Casey Welch
Leah Welch
Tyler Ptacek
Tanner Ptacek
Peter Barnes
Elizabeth Barnes
Kenny Clark
Riley Clark
Chris Barnes
Brittany Loveng
Megan and Alex LeBlanc
Heather Anderson
Holly Anderson
Breanne Watne
Stephanie Watne
Bob attended St Thomas More grade school and graduated from Meadowdale High School in 1982. In 1984 Bob married his lovely wife, Anita and settled in the Lynnwood area. In 1985 Bob chose to volunteer for the Mill Creek and Lynnwood Fire Departments, working with them on a part time basis until 1989. Over the years he remodeled their home where they enjoyed entertaining by throwing barbeques, homemade pizza parties with a Philly steak and horseradish cream sauce as his specialty pizza, backyard campfires and many family gatherings. He and his family loved their many years of camping, boating, and biking to Montana, Oregon and Idaho. Bob was a skilled handyman/craftsman and as a contractor he built homes, garages, sheds, custom decks, furniture and more. In 2001 Bob began his career with Snohomish County Solid Waste where he immensely enjoyed his job. Within a short period he used his knowledge, experience and talents to train fellow employees to become certified forklift operators, he was on the safety committee, he ran the loaders and also the yard goat. In true Bob fashion he often found time to organize lunchtime barbeques with his coworkers for the crew.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at Northview Community Church at 18303 Bothell Everett Hwy, Suite 150, Mill Creek, WA on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. with a dessert reception following the service.
Join us after the service from 4-8 pm for a gathering of food and beverage at Bob's home. The family would like to honor Bob with a Seahawk send off. Feel free to change into your favorite Seahawk attire and join in to share memories of Bob.
I also want to add a special 'thank-you' to all of Bob's cousins in Ohio and Arizona for all their support and blessings over the years. I know that all you did meant a lot to Bob and he cherished every moment with each one of you. Thank-you.
Bob Ptacek was my brother-in-law for over thirty years. During this time, we learned a lot about him. We learned that he was outgoing, friendly, sacrificing, and always going out of his way to selflessly help others, almost all you had to say was, "Hey Bob!".
Anita probably had more than a few projects on her honey-do list that were delayed due to Bob's willingness to respond to "Hey Bob!".
Think about your homes. How many places around the house and yard show signs that Bob had been there? My yard and house have several; our patio, shed, RV cover, and the divot in the side yard where Bob dug up our leaking water line.
I even have a few projects in the house that I never got done, but I was able to say "Hey Bob!" and he gave me advice and guidance on what he would do to if it were his project.
Of course, there were many times where Bob would say "Hey" back. But it would be worth it because you could get a great BBQ meal out of helping him.
Bob got around. He knew a lot of people and he was truly interested in them. In his travels of responding to "Hey Bob!", if he ran across any items that might be for sale or be given away, he knew someone somewhere that might be interested, so he would pick it up and bring it home - probably much to Anita's chagrin. Most of the time, a couple of phone calls would get rid of the item and Bob would have once again helped someone with their list.
I will miss being able to call and say "Hey Bob", but because of his helpfulness, knowledge, and advice, I do know more about simple home repairs, different methods of BBQ, be it grilled or smoked; the preparation of the meats, and the value of a good Butt Rub.
I know more about making homemade pizzas using a pizza stone and how to be ready to make MANY of them for a family gathering. But knowing how, still won't make them come out as good as Bob's. Bob had the knack.
From Bob, I learned about security camera setups; remote start trucks; remote control gas stoves; pellet stoves; how to lay 2'x2'x4" concrete tiles into leveled sand; how to build sheds, large and small; how to do orange peel paint on our walls (but I should have had a few more lessons); how to bury things in my garage; the value of bigger trailers; and many more than I can list here.
But most of all, what I learned from Bob was how to enjoy life and enjoy family.
Jack Barnes
Celebration Of Life
Mill Creek , Washington 98012
Gathering For Food And Beverag
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