William Robert "Bob" Delaney

Robert Delaney, 91, died Aug. 2, 2008, at his home near Glenwood Springs. He was born March 13, 1917, in Meeker, to James and Anne Carbrey Delaney, and grew up on the family’s ranch on the lower White River. He graduated from Meeker High School, then went on to the University of Denver and Westminster Law School. While attending law school, he worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Denver. His law studies were discontinued during World War II. On the day following Pearl Harbor, the FBI ordered him to Alaska, where he worked until joining the Army Air Corps, in which he served until the end of the war. He married Mary Constance Wheat of Los Angeles on July 24, 1946. They moved to Glenwood Springs, had three children, and were happily married until her death in 2004. After having completed law school and being... [read full story]