Robert W. Stack, 94

Robert Worden “Bob” Stack, 94, of Kalispell passed peacefully surrounded by his family on Dec. 2, 2017 after a brief illness. He was born to James Watson Stack and Ethel Lucile Worden Stack on May 26, 1923 in Cut Bank, Mont, and graduated from Cut Bank High School in 1941. Bob was attending the University of Washington when duty to country called. As did many of the “Greatest Generation,” he delayed his future plans and enlisted in the U.S. Army on Aug. 26, 1943 in Seattle. After basic training Bob was posted to Camp Gruber (Ft. Sill) Okla. for training as an artillery battery surveyor. From there he was assigned to Headquarters Battery, Division Artillery, 42nd Rainbow Division which was deploying to the European Theater of Operations. Bob joined the theater through southern France on Jan. 18, 1945, campaigning through the Alsace region into the Rhineland and Austria as the war ended. He then spent the rest of his active duty with occupation forces stationed at Salzburg, Austria. It was during this time that Bob learned to ski at St. Moritz, and skiing remained a passion throughout his life.