Robert M. "Bob" Nelson, born December 28, 1926, long time Irving resident and civic supporter, died Monday, August 23, 2010. He was 83. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bob graduated from Ohio State University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. A veteran of two wars, he served in the U.S. Navy on a Destroyer Escort during WW II and was a U.S. Army Infantry Captain during the Korean War. He married Ann Latture on March 20, 1954 at which time they moved to Irving, Texas. A tireless advocate for the City of Irving, Bob played a major role in the creation of the Irving Community Hospital and served on the Board as it's Treasurer for 22 years. He also served as President of the Irving Rotary Club, President of the Irving Heritage Society, President of Dallas County Flood Control District #1, and was a founder and President of First Federal Savings and Loan. Preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Mary Nelson, survivors include his wife, Ann Nelson of Irving; son, Robert M. Nelson, Jr. and wife Katherine of Irving; daughter, Mary Nelson Bessler and husband Scott of Naperville, Illinois; daughter, Sarah Nelson Tate and husband Robert of Irving; brother, Albert Nelson and wife Lynn of Terrace Park, Ohio; brother-in-law, Gayden Latture and wife Jane of Birmingham, Alabama; four grandchildren, Richard Louis Bessler II, Nicholas Robert Bessler, Samuel Robert Tate, and Joseph Anthony Tate; four nieces and nephews; and many, many people whose lives Bob touched. Funeral Service will be held at lO am on Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 516 S. O'Connor Rd., with the Rev. Greg Pickens officiating. The family will receive friends after the service at Las Colinas Country Club, 4400 N. O'Connor Rd. Burial will take place at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery under the direction of Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Bob's name to either the Irving Healthcare Foundation or the Irving Heritage Society.