Rob Linderman Obituary

Rob LINDERMAN Rob Linderman passed away at Swedish Hospital surrounded by his family on Friday morning, April 14, 2006 at the age of 54. Although he was diagnosed with Non Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2004, Rob continued to live life to the fullest despite the cancer. Rob was born to Cleon and Wanda Linderman on August 31, 1951 in Seattle, grew up in Centralia, WA and in 1973, received his B.A. in Parks & Recreation from Central Washington University. That same year, he became the Director of Parks & Rec for the City of Hoquiam and also married his first wife, Kathy. In Hoquiam, Rob was very much involved with Special Olympics and also had the great pleasure of refereeing high school and jr. college basketball. In 1978, Rob took the position of resort manager of the Thousand Trails preserve in Chehalis. He was promoted to Regional Director of west coast T.T. Preserves in 1982 and lived briefly in Sacramento, CA. From there, Rob moved to Issaquah in 1983 and worked in the Thousand Trails home office as Regional Director and ultimately as Senior Vice President of Resort Operations for the entire company. In 1988, Rob married Linda Garberg Condit and settled in Bellevue. In 1998, Rob and Linda moved to Ilwaco, WA where they owned and operated Eagle's Nest Resort until 2002. After a brief move to Welches, OR where they operated Mt. Hood Village Resort, Rob accepted the position of General Manager of the Trendwest Worldmark resort in Seaside, Oregon in 2003 where he remained until his death. Rob had many passions including fly fishing (and fly tying), sports, cooking, his family, friends and his faith. As a young boy, he was very interested in airplanes which led to his obtaining his pilot's license on his 16th birthday even before getting his driver's license. Rob played football in high school in Centralia and then at Central Washington University. The passion for football continued throughout the years and it was with great pride and pleasure that he coached his youngest son, Chris, in PeeWee, Pop Warner and middle school football. All four of his children, Ross, Amy, Chris and Lisa were the light of his life and he was immensely proud of each of them. Words cannot describe how much he was loved and cherished in return by his wife and children. Rob is survived by his wife Linda, as well as Ross, Amy, Chris and Lisa along with brothers Walt and Charles Linderman, and many aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law and a host of friends who knew and loved him. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Rob Linderman may be made to Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. A Celebration of Rob's life will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at the Mill Creek Foursquare Church which is located at 1415 164th St. SW Lynnwood, WA 98037. A reception will follow at the Edmonds Yacht Club. All are welcome to both. Please sign the online obituary at bonneywatson.com.