Bob Atkins

Bob and his wife Karen have been married for over 55 years.  They have a son and daughter and two grandkids.  Bob retired in 2003 after a successful career as a senior corporate executive in the plumbing products industry.   Bob and his wife split their time between their condo overlooking the beautiful Pier in Pompano Beach and an apartment in John Knox Village.

Bob went back to college on the G.I. Bill after serving in the U.S. Army as a helicopter crew chief in Vietnam in 1967-68.  He holds a commercial pilot’s license and is a 2^nd generation pilot.  His father was a WWII pilot and his mother was also an aviator and earned her pilot’s license in a government sponsored training program.  Bob’s son continues the family flying tradition as a Captain with Atlas Air Cargo.  His daughter is an architect and lives with her husband in Seattle.

Bob participated in his first Honor Flight as an “Elite Guardian” for a 93-year-old WWII Army Veteran who landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day.  Since then, he has flown as a guardian 3 more times and now flies on every flight as an Honor Flight staff volunteer.

“It’s a privilege and an honor to be associated with a group of volunteers who have a huge passion for helping our revered Veterans experience the Memorials in Washington DC that were built and are dedicated in their honor.”

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