Robert Riley “Bob” Perry

Robert Riley Perry , 87, of Dickinson, Texas was called to be with his Heavenly Father on March 30, 2022.  He passed peacefully in the presence of his loving family. Bob will be remembered for his quiet demeanor.

Bob was born in Temple, Texas to John Knight Perry and Leslie Beulah Elliott. He attended public schools in Glen Flora, Palacios and Houston, Texas.

He is a graduate of Rice University with a PhD in nuclear physics. He was employed by Texaco Oil Co. and the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas as a radiation physicist.  Later, Bob became self-employed, based in Dickinson, Texas.

Bob was proceeded in death by his brother, John Elliott Perry (surviving wife, Carolyn Perry).

He is survived by his wife, Anne Perry, children, Robert “Greg” Perry (wife, Wendy) and Leslie Arndt (husband, Erich) as well as grandchildren David Arndt and Catherine Arndt.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Dickinson, Texas on April 19,  2022 at 1:00pm.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Texas Heart Institute. https://www.texasheart.org/giving/

1 comment

  1. It would have been nice all those years if he had contacted and checked in on some of his cousins. Jesus calls us to forgive. Proud to know he was very intelligent in physics.

    J

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