Robert “Bob” Cooley, 91, passed away June 16, 2017, from complications due to Parkinson’s.

He was born in Chicago and was reared primarily in Hershey.

Bob served in the U.S. Navy in both World War II and Korea, after which he joined At&T, working for the company his entire career. He was active in the American Legion, at one point serving as commander of Post No. 1 in Omaha.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Marie Antoinette “Toni” Laferrier Cooley; and his wife, Genevieve “Jimi” Seaburg Cooley.

He is survived by his daughters, Sheryl Cooley and Sandra Gleason; and grandson, Robert Bates.

Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warriors Project.

Services will be in August at Fort McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell.