Mailroom’s Bob Corall passes away
Bob Corall, in the BJ Mailroom for 30
years, passed away. Bob was born 5 days before I was, but in Akron while I was
born in the coal mining town of Monongah, West Virginia in my Polish
grandparents’ second-floor bedroom because my parents couldn’t afford to live
elsewhere during the Great Depression but they could manage to create me
(mathematically, on their honeymoon in Pittsburgh since I was born 9 months and
5 days after the wedding).
Ken Krause, who was sports reporter and
editor and news editor at the BJ (1976-2000) before winding up in Medford,
Massachusetts as a freelance editor and community activist, notified me. And
provided such a great email that I’m just going to post it verbatim.
Consider this a By Ken Krause article:
Hi John,
Do you want to post
to the BJ Alums blog that Bob Corall passed away? He worked in the Mailroom for
30 years (he received his 25-year service award in 1990; photo from that year
attached here) and wrote the Paperhandlers column for Tower Topics for many
years. You might remember he was on the Blue Room Committee with you in 1976
when the company was looking to make improvements to the lunch room area.
Bob also was a
beloved neighbor of retired BJ graphic artist Kathy Hagedorn Kortvejesi, who
wrote this about him on Facebook:
“My neighbor passed
away yesterday. Bob was the life of our neighborhood. We called him the Mayor
of Firestone Park. Friendly to everyone, always a smile and a wave when anyone
passed by. I’ve known him for at least 20 years and my heart is broken that I
no longer will be able to talk to my friend, and really, my second dad. He
always had my back, always concerned about my husband and I, always looking
after us.
“Bob and I had a
mutual love of gardening and he would gift me with a lovely and unique plant
every spring. One of my favorites was a giant Elephant Ear plant. He was so
active, golfing, riding his bike, strolling for a walk through the
neighborhood. We spent many evenings sitting with him on lawn chairs in his
driveway reminiscing about the day’s events and laughing about the crazy stuff
going on in the neighborhood.
“My heart breaks and
I send my condolences out to his entire family. He was such a great man and he
will be missed SO much.”
Here is his obituary
and link:
Robert E. Corall,
88, our loving father and grandfather, passed away on May 20, 2021.
Bob was born in
Akron and remained a lifelong resident. He was born on October 31, 1932. Bob
met his sweetheart, Patricia Latchaw, while being a newspaper delivery boy. Bob
and Patty were married for 64 years. They were fixtures in the Firestone Park
area residing there for over 60 years while raising their sons.
Bob retired from the
Akron Beacon Journal after 30 years. Bob loved family get-togethers, golf and
football. He attended numerous St. Vincent and University of Akron football
games and participated in golf leagues.
Bob was preceded in
death by his wife, Patricia; brothers John, Larry, Charles and their wives and
sister, Dorothy Jubara.
He will be deeply
missed by his sons, Robert S. Corall and wife, Susan; Joe Corall and wife,
Teresa; grandchildren, Denise (Byron) Yeric, Daniel (Dawn) Corall, Christopher
Corall; Jake Corall and Carl Corall; great-grandchildren Corall, Bethany and
Benjamin Yeric, Andrew, Emma, and Claire Corall; brother Bill and his wife
Katie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends
will be received Sunday, May 23, 2021 from 2 to 4 pm at the Anthony Funeral
Home Kucko-Anthony-Kertesz Chapel, 1990 S. Main St. Akron OH 44301, where a
Memorial Service will be held at 4:00pm. Interment Monday May 24, 2021 at 11:00
am at Holy Cross Cemetery.
https://www.anthonyfh.com/obituary/Robert-Corall
Thanks,
- Ken
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