Robert Douglas Traweek

Robert Douglas Traweek of Pine Bluff, passed peacefully in his sleep at the age of 72 on April 24, 2015 at Trinity Village Medical Center. He was born on September 9, 1942 in Dumas, Ark. and raised in Little Rock by his grandparents, Lewis C. and Rosa L. Traweek. Upon graduation from Mabelvale High School in 1960 he entered the Navy and served two years with honorable discharge and was most proud of his deployment on the USS Newport News during the Cuban Missile Crisis. After his military service he was employed by International Paper Company beginning as a Pulp Mill Clerk and retiring as Supervisor-Purchasing/Stores with a total of over 39 years. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, biological mother, Eunice Bryant; adopted brother, Paul S. Traweek and his aunts, Arlena Harper, Bea Hill and Myrtis Sheldon. He is survived by his wife, Malinda Harlow Traweek of Pine Bluff; daughter, Angela Renee Gateley (Johnny; children, Emerson and Addison) of Atkins, Ark.; daughter, Pamela Lynn Massey (Greg; children, Christine, Haleigh and Alex) of Greenbrier, Ark.; and son, Robert "Robbie" Douglas Traweek II (Leslie; child, Shepard) of Little Rock, Ark.; brothers, Ric Bryant (Teri) of Westerville, Ohio; Dwain Bryant (Paula Hardy) of Columbus, Ohio; David Bryant (Kathy) of Mt. Sterling, Ohio; Terry Bryant (Nancy) of Columbus, Ohio; brothers-in-law, William R. Harlow of Wichita Falls, Texas; Joseph Thomas Harlow (Sandy) of Spartanburg, S.C.; and his favorite companions, Georgia and Annabelle and numerous family and friends. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Martin Cemetery, Little Rock. A special thanks to those who he came to know while being treated and cared for at Jefferson Regional Medical Center and Trinity Village Medical Center and others he came in contact with. Donations may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758512, Topeka, Kan. 66675-8512; Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-0301 or to any charity of donor's choice. Arrangements provided by Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, 10900 Interstate 30, Little Rock, Ark. 72209 (501) 455-5800. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/drummond.