Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bendigo, Robert Allen October 29, 2007
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  Lebanon Daily News on 11/1/2007
    
   
  Robert Allen Bendigo
     
  Robert Allen Bendigo LEBANON Robert Allen Bendigo, 70, of North Little Rock, 
  Ark., passed away Monday. Born in Lebanon, April 5, 1937, he was a son of Glenn 
  E. and Leah Eleanor Harpel Bendigo. After high school, Robert attended The 
  Citadel, Charleston, S.C., on a four-year scholarship, where he lettered all 
  four years. After graduating in 1958 from The Citadel, he continued his 
  education at Lehigh University, where he earned a master's degree in civil 
  engineering. In 1960, Robert joined the Army Corps of Engineers until honorably 
  discharged in 1962 as a first lieutenant. Robert began his career with 
  Bethlehem Steel, Pittsburgh, and subsequently Pinole, Calif., and Pottstown, 
  working there for 15 years. In 1976, Robert moved his family to North Little 
  Rock, and began his 28-year career with AFCO Steel until he retired in 2004 as 
  the senior vice president of operations. Following his "retirement," he began 
  consulting work for Industrial Steel Construction Inc., Hodgkins, Ill., and 
  Gary, Ind. Bob found time to hunt and fish with his friends, hunting in 
  Arkansas, Mexico and Canada. He was a faithful member of the North Little Rock 
  Elks Lodge 1004, serving in numerous roles, including past exalted ruler, 
  district deputy grand esquire, and past district deputy Grand Lodge-Arkansas 
  East. He was an active member of The Citadel Alumni Association. Robert was a 
  member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, North Little Rock, Ark., 
  serving on the pastoral relations committee and the Church Council. Surviving 
  are his wife of 49 years, Nancy Elizabeth Behney Bendigo; a son, David (Tonya) 
  Bendigo, Fort Worth, Texas; a daughter, Lisa (Jeff) Rusher, Vilonia, Ark.; five 
  grandchildren, Heather, Megan and Hunter Rusher and Mason and Madeline Bendigo; 
  a sister, Ann Lowery, Lenox, Mass. A Celebration of Life service will be held 
  at 3 p.m. Friday at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 
  from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home, 7724 
  Landers Road, North Little Rock. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to 
  Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 5900 JFK Boulevard, North Little Rock, 
  Ark.; The Citadel Foundation "Class of 1958," 171 Moultrie St., Charleston, 
  S.C. 29401; or The Wentz Scholarship Program, c/o North Little Rock Elks, 123 
  E. Broadway, North Little Rock, AR 72114. 
    
  
  
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