Death date: Mar 3, 2019
Obituary of Bob Houston Harper Please share a memory of Bob to include in a keepsake book for family and friends. View Tribute Book Bob “Rocky” Houston Harper left our world on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019 at the age of 69. He was Read Obituary
Megan- So sorry to see this! You are in my thoughts!
I think my first memory of Uncle Rocky was when he & my Aunt Brenda were first dating. He lived in La Porte on Galveston Bay in a historic home. They were later married and had an old dog who ruled the roost. Rocky would let me view the moon, planets, & stars through his backyard telescope observatory, complete with retractable roof. We would look at the star charts & he tried to help me understand the math behind it all. In retrospect, he was one of the smartest people I knew.
He always gardened and shared his harvest with family & friends. I remember listening to Van Morrison & John Cougar Mellencamp with him. I spent a lot of time with my grandmothers, both on Kansas, and Rocky & Brenda lived right behind her mom’s house. Atari was new & he let me play Pong & later Space Invaders for hours on end.
Along came his beloved children & eventually his many grandchildren. I know he loved his family & will be missed by them and many others. May you rest in peace, Uncle Rocky.
Our family was blessed to have Rocky's son, Justin, marry our Rachel and give us our first grandchild. I wish so much we had gotten to know Rocky and Brenda when we were younger. We share many of the same life experiences and could have been great friends, I believe, had we had more time. I could have learned much from and enjoyed Rocky's company. That is my regret. So long, good man. Hope to make up for lost time at a later date.
