Robert Michael Pugachow

(Bob) of Cartersville Georgia passed away at the age of 75 at Cartersville Medical Center. As a proud recovering alcoholic with 32 years of sobriety. He was born on December 3, 1942 to Helen and Michael Pugachow in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. He had a loving but strict and hard-working childhood in Millvale Pa. He was very close to his

family.

More so

to his father the older he got.

He graduated from West deer high school in 1960 and enlisted in the Air Force

where he became an aircraft jet fighter mechanic and moved

into more authoritative positions quickly. Before his discharge in 1964 and thereafter, he spent his time pursuing his love airplanes. He went to aeronautics school at The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics.

In a dive bar outside of Pittsburgh Pa. in 1974 he met the stunning Kathy Pisarchick. Little did he know that four years later on December 20, 1978 she would be his bride.

Moving to Georgia in 1985 he began his career as an aircraft mechanic at Lockheed Martin. He retired very well respected and admired for all his hard work and dedication to his friends family and job. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved more than anything sharing his knowledge of hunting fishing, among many other things mainly with his family. He was a member of numerous classic car clubs where his classic

corvettes won many awards and trophies. He was a lifetime member of the NRA and

Disabled American Veterans

and made considerable donations to his favorite charitable organizations. In 2003 he probably excepted the Republican of The Year award.

He is preceded in death by his mother Helen Bougezewski (Pugachow), his father Michael Pugachow as well as aunts and uncles.

He survived by his wife Kathy Pugachow, younger brother Don

Pugachow, step son and wife Chris and Tammy Bonomo, daughter Julie Dillon (Pugachow), son Joey Pugachow, Shang and Coco (his favorites), his grandchildren Josh, Nick, Logan, Michael, Chance, and Stella. As well as many nieces and nephew‘s.

Bob asked for there to be no services for him. But if anyone would like to make a donation or contribution in

his name to any of the organizations he donated to regularly they could do so at the following addresses.

Disabled American Veterans

PO Box 14301

Cincinnati, Oh 45250

Heart Center of America

2902 Tazewell Pike Suite G

Knoxville, Tn 37918

St. Jude Children's Hospital

PO Box 50

Memphis, Tn 38101

American Institute For Cancer Research

1759 R St. NW / PO Box 97167

Washington, Dc 20077

The family would like to say thank you from the very bottom of our hearts to all our family and friends for your kind words and continued thoughtfulness as well as ongoing support through this extremely difficult time in our lives.