age 86, a resident of Irving, Texas, met his Lord on January 20, 2010. A Celebration of his life will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2010 at Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, Texas. Visitation is Sunday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home in Irving. Interment on Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Preceded in death by his parents, Robert F. and Barbara Kelly Arnold and sisters, Mayme Allen, Clara Roberts and Barbara Benn, he is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ouida; daughters, Kathie Walker (John) of Florida and Karen Phillips (Jeff) of Flower Mound; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Jackie Kunkel. Mr. Arnold was born February 22, 1923 in Clovis, New Mexico, and moved to Texas as soon as he could. During WWII, he served as Captain in the Army in the China Burma India Theater. He received a B.S.M.E. from Texas Tech. Upon retirement he was co-owner of Associated Consulting Engineers. Bob enjoyed restoring Model A Fords. He was a life-long Baptist and a founding member of VRBC.