Robert "Bob" Burton Ekelund Jr.'s obituary , Passed away on August 17, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama
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Robert "Bob" Burton Ekelund Jr.

September 20, 1940 - August 17, 2023 (82 years old)

Auburn, Alabama

Robert "Bob" Burton Ekelund Jr.'s obituary , Passed away on August 17, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama
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Robert "Bob" Burton Ekelund Jr.

September 20, 1940 - August 17, 2023 (82 years old)

Auburn, Alabama

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We are sad to announce that on August 17, 2023 we had to say goodbye to Robert Burton Ekelund Jr. of Auburn, Alabama. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Robert Burton Ekelund Jr. to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert Burton Ekelund, Sr. and Anna Mae Leblanc Ekelund. He is survived by: his friend Ursula Higgins; his husband Mark Thornton; and his cousins, Joyce, Marianne and Tess.

Robert Burton "Bob" Ekelund, Jr., Ph.D., shed his mortal coil on August 17, 2023, after valiantly fighting Parkinson's disease for several years, and more recently, various cancers.

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