Submitted by: John C. Monk

Robert F. Witucki

Feb. 3, 1936 - Jan. 13, 2010
TUCSON, AZ - Bob Witucki, 73, died at 7:55 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at his daughter's home in Tucson, AZ. Bob was born in South Bend, IN, the son of Bernie and Evelyn Witucki. He had lived in Tucson, AZ, for the past 26 years. He was a very gifted athlete, having played football at the University of Notre Dame and Texas, and played for the Oakland Raiders in the NFL. Bob worked at Tucson Estates Foothills as a real estate broker and helped coordinate Senior Olympics activities there. Bob deeply loved his Catholic faith, attending daily Holy Mass at San Xavier Mission Catholic Church and school where he was a catechist for many years. He also was a eucharistic minister taking Holy Communion to the sick and the dying. He is survived by his brother, Jack Witucki; sister, Judy Seifert; two daughters, Bobbi (Tim), Kelli Carmichael (Grahm); four grandchildren, Sierra and Eric Santacruz, Ian and Calvin Carmichael; and former wife, Carole Arnett. Bob passed peacefully surrounded by his family and close friends praying the Holy Rosary after an eight-month battle with esophageal cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at San Zavier Mission on Friday Jan. 22, 2010, at 3 p.m. and additional Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Granger, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. Following the Mass of Christian Burial, Bob will be buried at Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Catholic Relief Services to help those in Haiti, 228 W. Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-3413 - 1-888-277-7575; info@CRS.ORG

Published in South Bend Tribune on January 31, 2010