Robert G Reed Jr

Bob was born in Kenton, Ohio on September 21st, 1936, and was reared on a farm in theBelle Center area. He graduated from Belle Center High School in 1954, where he wasValedictorian of his class. He attended The Ohio State University and received hisbachelors degree in 1958. He then graduated from The Ohio State University College ofLaw in 1960. After graduating from law school, Bob entered the U.S. Army in 1961where he served as a Captain and Legal Officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corp.Upon completion of a three year active duty tour, Bob returned to his home in the HardinCounty area in 1964 to engage in the practice of law, and spent the next fifty yearsactively engaged in that pursuit. During his time of practice, he practiced law from timeto time with Mark Hanna, with whom he was associated with for many years. At variousother times his legal career also associated with Attorneys Michael Bernard, JamesAnsley, and John Neville. Bob Reed was respected and held in high regard by his peers,and by the members of his community. Bob Reed was quiet in demeanor, and had thereputation of being an intelligent, dignified, honest, and courteous lawyer and citizen.Bob also served his community in a quiet and very generous manner. His good deeds tothe community were always done without fan-fair or undue publicity. He was a faithfulmember of the Belle Center Presbyterian Church, and Lawrence Valley Grange. Bob wasa long time member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin District Library. Bob was especially generous in his financial support of theHardin County Community Foundation, the Hardin County Genealogical Society, theHardin County Humane Society, and the Mary Lou Johnson Library. Bob is survived bytwo brothers, John E. Reed and Joseph M. Reed, and a sister, Jane M. Lay, as well as byhis mother, Eva. His family can be very proud of Bob for his long and respected legalcareer, and for the service that he gave to his country and to his community. Bob wastruly a good person, and his family, the legal profession, and the community in which heresided were fortunate to have known his presence, and he will be greatly missed and lomn remembered by all.