![]() Like a manufactured cave, all that brick keeps the house, which has hot water heat and no air conditioning, remarkably cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The exterior walls of the home are two layers of brick, which is why to this day none of the stairs or floors creak. Little expense was spared when a maternal uncle of Mr. Still, my heart hurt when tenants were not gentle with the house. But I soon learned that messes can be cleaned and damages repaired. No tenant kept the house as clean as I did. (At the back of the driveway is Hoover, the world’s sweetest Sheltie, who died in 2016.) Dreisbach House when I first rented it in 2011. Then, for several years, I lived with the father of my youngest two children in his home and rented out Dreisbach House. My first three children spent the bulk of their childhoods in the home, and my fourth son was born there. I’ve now owned what we call Dreisbach House for over 20 years. Dreisbach took my hand in both of his, and with tears in his eyes, he told me: “I hope you’ll be as happy in this house as we were.” He died nine months later. Unperturbed by youngsters touring his tidy home, Mr. Dreisbach’s upper back and neck stooped forward from osteoporosis his slow gait belied muscles that had weakened with age and bones that ached.Įach of the three times I visited his house, the final time with the home inspector, I had small children with me. His wife of 60 years had died the previous February, and he was selling his house to move to Atlanta, where his son and daughter-in-law lived. Box 928, Lawrence, KS 66044 or give online at Kindly share thoughts and memories with his family at met Herman Dreisbach in February of 2003 when he was 88 years old. Please send donations to: KU Endowment, P.O. In lieu of flowers and to support journalism education, the family suggests that donations be made to KU Endowment in support of the Giles Family Scholarship Fund. Fondly, he will be remembered as a soft-spoken yet powerful speaker, with a great chuckle when he laughed.īob is survived by his children, David (Ellen Katz), Megan (Jay Cooney) and Rob (Kelly Giles) four grandchildren, two step-grandsons, his sister Lois Eynon and many other loving family members.Ī Memorial Service will be announced soon. Bob also enjoyed many strong friendships, some life-long and others recently made. He was on the board of several local organizations, including the editorial board of the Traverse City Record Eagle, the International Affairs Forum, the National Writers Series and the Traverse Symphony Orchestra.īy far his greatest love and happiness came from his wife Nancy, who died in 2021, and his family. He and Nancy officially moved to Traverse City in 2013. He was a sports fanatic especially when it came to the Cleveland Browns and the Kansas Jayhawks. He proudly wrote two books: "When Truth Mattered" published on the 50th anniversary of the killing of four students at Kent State University and "Newsroom Management" published in the 1986. He also was the curator of the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University. Together as a team they lovingly raised 3 wonderful children, Dave, Megan and Rob.īob went on to share his love of journalism in various forms for the rest of his life, including as a Pulitzer Prize winning editor and publisher at newspapers in Akron, Rochester, New York, and Detroit. He married Nancy May Morgan on February 6, 1960, in Cleveland. Following his time in the service he joined the Akron Beacon Journal as a reporter in 1958. After graduation he earned his master's degree in journalism at Columbia University.įrom 1956-1958 he proudly served our Country in the United States Army as a public affairs specialist and was stationed in Ft. He attended DePauw University, where he played on the baseball team and became editor and chief of the school newspaper. Robert "Bob" Hartmann Giles, 90, of Traverse City, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023, at Munson Hospice House.īob was born on June 6, 1933, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Robert Hamilton and Grace (Hartmann) Giles.
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