Robert "Bob" Reed, 70, of Port Charlotte, Fla, passed away peacefully at the Douglas T. Jacobson Veterans Nursing Home in Port Charlotte, Fla. Thursday, January 22,2015.

He was born in Clyde, Ohio on July 12,1944 and grew up in California before settling in Port Charlotte in 1978. He worked for United Telephone Company in Punta Gorda and opened Phoneman Communication and Security Co. in 1984.

He was a loving husband to his wife Patricia and a devoted father to daughters Deborah (Tom) Puccio and Suzanne (Tony) Thomann.. He also leaves grandchildren Jessica (Marshall) Smith and Chris Puccio and great-grandchildren Brody and Elle Smith.