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Robert L. Gasaway

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[May 29, 2018]  MOUNT PULASKI - Robert L. Gasaway, 80, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at 6:44 a.m. Tuesday May 22, 2018 at his residence.

Visitation: 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday May 30, 2018 at the Bob Gasaway Gymnasium in the Mount Pulaski Grade School

Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday May 31, 2018 at the Bob Gasaway Gymnasium in the Mount Pulaski Grade School.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mount Pulaski

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Robert L. Gasaway, 80, of Mount Pulaski, passed away at 6:44 a.m. Tuesday May 22, 2018 at his residence.

Bob was born on September 17, 1937 in Latham, to Grover and Ethel (Alexander) Gasaway.

Robert attended Latham Grade School, Mount Pulaski High School and graduated from Illinois State University in Normal. He was the Principal, teacher and coach at Lake Fork Grade School from 1960-1971 and then moved on to Mount Pulaski Grade School where he taught and coached until his retirement in 2002.

While coaching he took 26 junior high teams to the IESA State Basketball Tournament. He won three State Championships in 1980, 1994 and 2001, three 3rd place finishes and two 4th place finishes. His career coaching totals were 1,100 wins with only 287 losses. He won 31 State Tournament games. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class of 1991. He also coached the Bruin Baseball team for many years and had a 3rd place finish in the 1999 IESA State Baseball Tournament.

His ultimate honors included the dedication of the Bob Gasaway Gymnasium at Mount Pulaski Grade School in November 2014 by the Mount Pulaski School Board and community and the dedication of the Robert L. Gasaway Baseball Field by the Mount Pulaski Township Park District in 2013.

Bob is survived by his brother Glenn (Mary) Gasaway of Overland Park, KS, two nephews, Kent (Rhonda) Gasaway of Prairie Village, KS, and Richard (Tammy) Gasaway of Coral Springs, FL, two nieces, Kristi Gasaway of Los Angeles, Ca. and Judy Gould of Edgemont, AK, as well as three great nieces Mallory, Hannah, Lacey and two great nephews Grant and Brett.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Fern Gasaway and Vera Watson and one brother Carl Gasaway.

Services for Bob will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday May 31, 2018 at the Bob Gasaway Gymnasium in the Mount Pulaski Grade School. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Wednesday May 30, 2018 also at the school.

Memorials may be made to Mount Pulaski Grade School Bruin Basketball, Mount Pulaski Grade School Bruin Baseball or the Mount Pulaski Township Park District (Robert L. Gasaway Field).

Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount Pulaski is entrusted with arrangements.

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