Robert "Bob" Hosking

Robert "Bob" Hosking

1935-2024

Robert "Bob" Hosking, 88, passed away peacefully on April 24 in Davenport, WA, where he lived for more than 30 years.

Bob was born in 1935 to Homer and Ruth "Mim" Hosking in Buffalo, NY. He attended the University of Maine where he met his beloved wife of 63 years, Pam. As a forestry major, he spent summers in Idaho and fell in love with the area.

He also was an ROTC student and joined the U.S. Army in 1957 where he was a lieutenant stationed at Fort Bragg, NC.

After being honorably discharged in 1959, he joined the U.S. Forest Service, and the couple drove acros...