HAPPY FATHER'S DAY PAPA
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:37 am

William Edward Christie was born 3 August 1929 in Lacoochee Florida. He was the son of Robert Charles Christie and Sallie Allen. Bob lived in Bushnell, Florida and went to elementary school their until he moved to Tampa. He attended Memorial and Hillsborough High School in Tampa. At age 16 he served in the merchant marines for several years. He worked for Eli Witt Cigar Co. of Hav-A-Tampa Corporation, Koolee Inc., and Seamco Laboratories. Bob is survived by his wife Rosalie Conte Christie, his mother Sallie Allen Christie Di Maggio, and four children, Roseanna, Rosemarie, Bill, and Toni Faye, as well as his grand children and great grandchild. Bob died on August 11, 1994 in Tampa Florida and is buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery. He was a wonderful husband, son, and father, and is missed terribly.