Robert “Bob” Bacak WB5YHW-SK
February 12, 1928 – July 15, 2011
ROBERT “BOB” BACAK, age 83, a resident of Irving for 50 years, died Friday, July 15, 2011, at a local care center. Born February 12, 1928 in Abbott, Texas, he was the son of Joe and Julia Mechel Bacak. A field technician for Western Union for over 25 years, he had served in the United States Army Air Force. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Radio Relay League. Preceded in death by his wife Ruthie Bacak and his parents, survivors include sons, Robert Bacak, Jr. and wife Donna, and Roger Bacak of Irving, and Cary Bacak and wife Amy of Garland; 4 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; two sisters, Arlene Slaughter of Brenham, Texas, and Georgia Belville of West, Texas.