Robert Keith Gordon was born April 17, 1924, in Shevlin, Minnesota, to William Otto Gordon and Mabel (Peterson) Gordon. He graduated from Greenbush High School and attended St. Olaf College. He lived in numerous communities including Riverside, California, Edmonton, Alberta, Langdon, North Dakota, and Canby, Minnesota. He married Margaret Elaine Lynner on June 19, 1948. Robert and Margaret made their home in Willmar, Minnesota, and raised four daughters. Robert was a fireman and locomotive engineer for Burlington Northern Railroad and a member of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Locomotive Engineers. He retired in 1986 after 35 years of service. Robert also had a business of woodworking, installing windows, house siding, awnings and gutters in the Willmar area. Robert had a diverse range of interests and passions. He loved anything related to transportation. It began with trains and progressed to planes, boats, trucks and taking fishing trips to Canada in his RV. He was a generous person with an array of mechanical talents, who would take the time to fix anything whenever someone asked him for his help. He loved flying, fishing on Lake of the Woods, carpentry, his daily trips to the library, coffee breaks, and watching old World War II films and westerns. Robert, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother, passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2006, at Northfield Hospital, Northfield, Minnesota, with his family at his side. Burial will be at a later date. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret (Lynner); parents; sister, Elayne; and brother, Bruce. He is survived by sisters Kathleen Franke, Red Wing, Minnesota, and Pat Barlow, Las Cruces, New Mexico; daughters: Roberta Morse, Northfield, Minnesota, Carol Passi, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pamela Davis and husband Graeme Dewar, Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Deborah Gordon, Bethesda, Maryland; grandchildren: Aarin and Jacob Morse, Alexandria Ruscin, Crystal Passi, Kayli and Niall Davis; and great grandchildren: Maya, Natalie, and Lucy. Also surviving are brothers-in-law: James (Arlene) Lynner, Curtis Lynner, and Ed Lynner; and numerous nieces and nephews. Blessed be his memory. Memorial Service Friday, August 4, 2006 * 2:00 p.m Calvary Lutheran Church, Willmar, Minnesota Officiating, Pastor Timothy Larson Scripture Readings Psalm 30 Revelation 21:2-7 John 14:1-6 Organist, Cathie Helland Congregational Hymns "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" "Let All Things Now Living " Special Music Kayli Davis, "Amazing Grace" Jean Lynner "On Eagles Wings" Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota