It's with much sadness that we relay the passing of our father, Robert (Bob) Clarence Blatt on December 13, 2022.  He was born on June 22, 1929 in Lakewood, Colorado and was the son of Herman Theodore and Lucille Berthania Blatt. His brother Larry passed in 2009 and sisters Judy Phillips and Lorraine Fisher have survived him.

Dad passed quietly at the Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center in Brush, Colorado. He is survived by his daughters, Lynette (Randy) Rockwell and Mary Kay (Terry) Ferrachini and sons, Rick and Mark Blatt (ex-wife Cathleen). Marjorie Blatt, our mother, remains with us and is also under the care of Eben Ezer. Dad's second wife, Beverly, preceded him in death in 2012. He had 8 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. He also had many nieces and nephews, one of whom he helped raise, Gabriel Hatfield. He will be cremated at Heer Mortuary & Crematory. Dad's ashes will be spread as he requested in Red Feather Lakes, Colorado.

Dad was somewhat a jack of all trades. He worked briefly for Public Service of Colorado and then owned and operated a photography business (including horseracing photo finish services), a restaurant, housing rentals, hotel, mobile hoe park and sales, and provided firewood. Dad was active in the Brush Chamber of Commerce, and while in Brush, enjoyed regularly meeting with other business owners over a cup of coffee at Crains Café.

One of his midlife pursuits was learning to fly. He received his pilot's license and bought a small Cessna airplane, which he kept at the Brush airport. This helped accommodate travel for the horseracing circuit that spanned parts of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, and South Dakota. One of his most memorable flights was into the storm that ultimately led to the Rapid City Flood of 1972. He certainly wasn't risk averse.

In the last couple of years, dad had lost his ability to hear and had very limited eyesight. These impairments greatly hindered our ability to communicate with him, both verbally and through letters. However, we know that our love for him was clearly communicated and we will miss him.