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December 21, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 27, 2012 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Friday, December 28, 2012 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Robert C. Speidel, age 45 of Tappahannock, Virginia, died tragically in a car accident while traveling for the Christmas holiday with his family.
Bobby moved to Wayne, NJ with his family when he was seven years old and graduated from DePaul High School with the class of 1985. He was an outstanding linebacker for the Spartans and earned a football scholarship to Rutgers University. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Economics.
Bobby started teaching physical education and health at DePaul High School, and of course, assisted as a coach with the football team. He moved to Virginia about twelve years ago and had been teaching special education students there. While teaching, he met his wife Kelly and they were married in 2002. They enjoyed a honeymoon to the Jersey Shore before settling down in Tappahannock, Virginia. Bobby loved his pets especially his rescued dog Lump and cat Lola.
He loved watching his favorite sports teams: the Giants, Jets, Steelers, and of course the NY Yankees. As a kid, Bobby was a stellar athlete at just about any sport he played. He was a great baseball player, a fantastic basketball player, and truly excelled at football. He took great pride in teaching his boys how to play as well. He was very involved with his children, playing games, taking trips like to Disney and The Great Wolf Lodge, as well as visits with his family in Pennsylvania. His son R.J. really enjoyed playing board games and practicing baseball with his dad.
Bobby is survived by his wife Kelly (O’Brien) Speidel, his sons; R.J (9), Garrison (8), and step-son Kainen Phillips (14), his parents; Robert and Patricia Speidel of Lake Ariel, PA, his brother Stephen and his wife Deanne of Vernon, NJ, nephews Stephen and Sean Speidel of Vernon, NJ, his grandmother; Elsie A. Scelba of Wayne, NJ, his aunt; Janet Cooke and her husband Paul of Wayne, and uncle Charles Scelba and his wife Angela of Totowa, NJ, as well as many cousins.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 27, 2012 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Friday, December 28, 2012 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
December 21, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Thursday, December 27, 2012 from 4-8 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM on Friday, December 28, 2012 from the funeral home, then to Our Lady of the Valley RC Church, Wayne, where at 11 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Robert C. Speidel, age 45 of Tappahannock, Virginia, died tragically in a car accident while traveling for the Christmas holiday with his family.
Bobby moved to Wayne, NJ with his family when he was seven years old and graduated from DePaul High School with the class of 1985. He was an outstanding linebacker for the Spartans and earned a football scholarship to Rutgers University. He graduated with a Bachelor's in Economics.
Bobby started teaching physical education and health at DePaul High School, and of course, assisted as a coach with the football team. He moved to Virginia about twelve years ago and had been teaching special education students there. While teaching, he met his wife Kelly and they were married in 2002. They enjoyed a honeymoon to the Jersey Shore before settling down in Tappahannock, Virginia. Bobby loved his pets especially his rescued dog Lump and cat Lola.
He loved watching his favorite sports teams: the Giants, Jets, Steelers, and of course the NY Yankees. As a kid, Bobby was a stellar athlete at just about any sport he played. He was a great baseball player, a fantastic basketball player, and truly excelled at football. He took great pride in teaching his boys how to play as well. He was very involved with his children, playing games, taking trips like to Disney and The Great Wolf Lodge, as well as visits with his family in Pennsylvania. His son R.J. really enjoyed playing board games and practicing baseball with his dad.
Bobby is survived by his wife Kelly (O’Brien) Speidel, his sons; R.J (9), Garrison (8), and step-son Kainen Phillips (14), his parents; Robert and Patricia Speidel of Lake Ariel, PA, his brother Stephen and his wife Deanne of Vernon, NJ, nephews Stephen and Sean Speidel of Vernon, NJ, his grandmother; Elsie A. Scelba of Wayne, NJ, his aunt; Janet Cooke and her husband Paul of Wayne, and uncle Charles Scelba and his wife Angela of Totowa, NJ, as well as many cousins.
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