Robert Charest

ROBERT R. CHAREST 1939 2008 Robert R. Charest, 68, of Coffeyville, Kansas passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2008 at home. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, son of Raymond and Rita DeLoria Charest, he was a resident of Agawam and Feeding Hills, MA before moving to the Phoenix area in 1986 and Coffeyville, KS in 2004. He was a graduate of Agawam High School and the Cambridge School of Radio amp; T.V. Broadcasting in Boston, MA. He joined the U.S. Army in 1961, serving in the Panama Canal Zone in the Special Forces until October of 1964. After completing his service, he returned to WHYN Radio in Springfield, Massachusetts and was the popular morning personality, Bob Allen, for several years before becoming the Radio Program Director. He completed his 25 years with WHYN as an integral part of their Radio Sales team. He moved to Arizona in 1986 where he earned a Private Investigator License and worked with security until he took early retirement in 1996. He loved and played golf as much as he could and was a member of the Willow Creek Golf Club in Sun City, AZ. He leaves his wife of 43 years Judy Newell Charest, two sons Michael of Denver, CO and Mark and his wife, Julie of Coffeyville, KS and his two grandchildren Katie and Nicole Charest. He also leaves his brother, Len of Ludlow, MA and will join his youngest brother Don who died on November 13, 2007. The memorial service is being arranged by Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and will be held in the Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel, 2405 Woodland, Coffeyville, KS 67337, on Friday, April 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice in memory of Robert Charest and mailed to: 313 South Market, Wichita, KS 67202.