Bob Tuell

Died 10/28/2019

Bobby LeRoy Tuell passed peacefully Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at his home in Lapwai, from lung cancer. He was 80.

Bob was born Jan. 23, 1939, in Wichita, Kan., to Melvin L. Tuell and Farrell Winnifred (Morris) Tuell. His early years were spent in Kansas, and during his teenage years he moved to Lewiston. He attended Lewiston High School for three years, from 1954 to 1956. In 1956, he entered the military before graduation at 17. He received his GED and is considered a member the LHS Class of 1957.

In June of 1956, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served on the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier and at the U.S. Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va. He was a lieutenant junior grade (LTJG), United States Navy Reserve (USNR), Separation Officer. He was also stationed in Korea for his foreign service. Bob finished his naval service in 1959, and he returned to Lewiston.