Robert Leroy Herrick, age 84, passed away on February 12, 2022 in Sacramento, CA. He was born October 23, 1938 in Sidney, MT to Maurice and Dorothy (Butka) Herrick. Robert (Bob) graduated high school from The Assumption Abbey, in Richardson, ND, and attended Carrol College in Helena, MT. He then served a tour with the U.S. Army, stationed in the Chicago, IL area at a Nike Missile site, as a missile system specialist, holding the rank of Staff Sergeant. He then resided in Sacramento, CA working as shipping and receiving supervisor at Rexel Electrical Supply for the past 21 years. He was intensely interested in military aviation and weaponry; but he also enjoyed cooking, was a voracious reader, and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association.
Bob is survived by; his brothers, David (Billings, MT), Joe (Hanford, CA), his sisters, Dorice Kerr (Avshire, UK Scotland), and Mary Herrick (Butte, MT). Bob is preceded in death by; his parents, Maurice and Dorothy, and his brother, Dennis. His wishes to be cremated and his ashes scattered at sea are being followed.