Robert Charles John Klimek, 54, of Burien, Washington, passed away April 15, 2019. He was born in Torrance, California on October 29, 1964.
Bob graduated from Chaminade College Preparatory (West Hills, California) in 1982, received a Bachelor of Science in Theatre from Willamette University (Salem, Oregon) in 1986, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from University of Puget Sound Law School (Tacoma, Washington) in 1989.
He married Marilee Okano on August 26, 1989. Bob had numerous occupations: attorney at a few small law firms, theatre manager of performing arts centers, office assistant at the churches he attended, worship team leader, and IT technician. He was a member of Lighthouse Christian Church in Bellevue. He had a passion for God and the worship experience at church, his family, cooking and baking, playing guitar and singing, aerospace, astronomy, computers, travel, history, and reading science fiction and fantasy. He was survived by daughters Naomi and Maria.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11th at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Bellevue.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to either the Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at Virginia Mason (tribute donations will be directed towards Biliary cancer research) or International Justice Mission (IJM), Bob's favorite charity.
We feel blessed to have known Bob and all his kindness, as well as audio/visual and musical talents. Our hearts go out to Marilee, Naomi, and Maria and all of his family. He will be missed. Please know our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, David and Pam Yorozu
Thank you God for putting Bob in my life. I remember the first time I met Bob at Lighthouse. He was amazed at how the visuals worked and soon he was part of the visuals team. He also joined the worship team as well as helping with set up. He led worship for many events - Men's Fellowship gatherings, and Ministry Community meetings to name a couple. He later joined my small group and he was an amazing source of knowledge about all sorts of things (as many people have already mentioned). We always had some deep discussions in our group. He was a tremendous help for the visuals team, designing and troubleshooting our systems - often under pressure, but always coming through. For many years, he ran visuals for the church retreat, giving the rest of the team a break. He also helped design the church in a box which we still use today. It was a huge task, but Bob was on it. I also know he was very proud of his daughters and was a caring husband for his wife.
Our prayers go out to Bob's Family.
My condolences to his wife and daughters. I’m so sorry for their loss.
One of my good friends at Chaminade College Prep, Bob was smart, talented, funny, and loyal. We connected because of our love of theatre and singing. And there was that unfortunate summer when we met up with another friend for drivers ed at Tri-Valley Driving Services. Bob was instrumental in making sure none of us fell asleep. :)
God speed, old friend.
Susan Broehm
Our hearts broke when we heard about Bobbie’s death. The earth has been a kinder, more gracious place because of him. I will always cherish university memories with him. Marilee, we are hold you and your daughters in our prayers! Please let us know when and where the service will be. Our heart felt prayers are with you! —Brett & Melinda Strobel
Memorial Service
Bellevue, Washington 98007
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