MARCH 29, 2014

Robert Charles Baxter, 66, caring father, husband, brother and friend, passed awaypeacefully on March 24, 2014, in the presence of family in Billings, after a valiant 15-year battle with melanoma cancer.Bob was born Sept. 2, 1947, to Walter and Aleen Baxter and was raised in Billings. He married Dee Lynn Peterson on Nov. 24, 1976, and together they had two children, Ryan and

Brandon. Bob loved his regular fishing trips to Canada and Alaska, attending NASCAR events with his sons, spring baseball games in Arizona and meeting for a beer with friends at local brewpubs. He was a hard-working and generous man and a sincere friend to many. Bob loved to pass the time by tinkering on all

things mechanical, seeing life through the eyes of his grandkids and spoiling his dogs.

Bob is survived by his wife, Dee Lynn; sons, Ryan (Zoe) and Brandon; grandchildren, Mason, Maia and Morgan; brother, Walter Jr., and sister, Aleta Zahorodny; the Peterson inlaws; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; close friends Eric Hendricks, Rick Hutchinson, Dewey Gilliland and Tye Hoskins; his circle of friends in Laurel and special dogs Baron and Sammy.

Bob is predeceased by his father, Walter, and mother, Aleen; brothers Frank and Kenneth; twin sons, Brian and Brad; and special aunt, Peggy. We'll forever miss our father, our friend, our brother, our rock.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. March 31, at Smith West in Billings followed by interment at Mountview Cemetery. Reception will be announced at services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.