Robert Vandawalker

Robert Preston "Van" Vandawalker, age 89 of Mt.Orab, Ohio died Saturday, July 24, at the Villa Georgetown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown, Ohio. He was an expert rifleman for the United States Marine Corp and a WW II veteran, the 1960 Midwest Road Racing Champion of the U.S. and a retired Sales Manager for the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company. He also had the honor of trying out for the P.G.A. Senior Tour of 1992. In addition to being a member of the National Rifle Association, Van was an avid golfer at the White Oak Golf Course in Mt.Orab, Ohio and Cypress Lake Golf Course in Ft. Myers, Florida. He was a member of the congregation of the Sardinia United Methodist Church where he often sang. Van was born April 11, 1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of the late Edward and Mary (Brown) Vandawalker.

Mr. Vandawalker is survived by his loving wife a