Obituary: Col. Robert Tate Bard, 2002 Source: The News and Advance, Sept. 28, 2002 Contributor: Dennis Truslow ----------------------------------------------------------- AFTON - Col. Robert Tate Bard, 91, retired U.S. Army, died Wednesday (Sept. 25, 2002) at his residence in Afton. Arrangements by Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel of Lovingston. Contributor's Note: Col. Robert Tate Bard lived on Route 2 in Afton, Nelson County and had been a resident of the county since 1975. He was an active member of the community and participated in a number of county and state organizations. Source: The News and Advance, Oct 1, 2002 Col. Robert T. Bard AFTON - Col. Robert T. Bard, son of James Fletcher Bard and Lois Adeline Kennedy Bard, passed away Sept. 25, 2002. He was born in Milton, Mass., on July 17, 1911. Most of his young adult life he lived in California and attended the California Institute of Technology. While at Cal Tech he was the yearbook editor and on the boxing and track teams. Col. Bard served 33 years in the military during which time he spent five years overseas in the Pacific during World War II. After the war, he was assigned to the Chief of Engineers office within the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. During his career he was active in the Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Testing Materials and a past Commander of American Legion Unit 86. After retirement, Col. Bard spent most of his time running his horse business, competing in horse shows and training horses and riders. He moved from Fairfax County to Nelson County in 1975. He loved the serene mountain beauty of the county. He was an active member in various local and state groups, including The Retired Officers Association, The Republican Party, The State Real Estate Appraiser Board, The Math Counts Scholarship program and most recently the Thomas Jefferson Soil & Water Conservation District. He served as a Colonel Aide-de-Camp for Governors Allen and Gilmore. He was an Equine appraiser and active in the Night College Handicap Riding programs, combining his love of horses with his charitable spirit. Perhaps his most memorable annual event was his "Burning of the Witches" pig roast held in October, a custom of his Welsh ancestry. He is survived by two daughters and their spouses, Charleen and Edward Branson of Connecticut, Elizabeth and Richard Weber of Michigan; one son and his wife, Robin Glenn and Lea Bard of California; one grandson, Eddie Branson Jr. of Connecticut; and one brother, Howard Bakeman of Alabama. He was predeceased by his parents and two sisters, Norma Huelsman and Adeline Goodwin, and one brother, James Fletcher Bard Jr. Visitation will be held at Wells/Sheffield Funeral Home in Lovingston on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 6:30-9 p.m. The family requests in lieu of flowers, to make donations to CANTER (a nonprofit horse adoption program), c/o JoAnne Normile, 10801 Laft Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170 or a favorite charity. Burial will be at the family's convenience. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************