Memorial Information

Due to Covid-19, we will be hosting Bob Weavers memorial service virtually. We will stream this service live on this website on January 17, 2021 at 10 am EST. A recording of the service will be available here after this date as well if you aren’t able to join the service live.

The livestream can be viewed on the Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church Youtube page.

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Lastly, there is a comment section at the bottom of this page where you can leave the family your well-wishes or share a personal story about how Bob may have impacted your life.

It was Bob’s wish that, in lieu of traditional tangible gifts or flowers, ALL funds be directed towards a service project in his memory.

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If you would prefer to donate by check
Checks should be mailed to
Metro SDA Church
Attention: Miriam
15585 Haggerty Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
Memo: Bob Weaver Memorial Project

About Bob

Robert Ernest Weaver was born to Arthur and Natalie Weaver on November 9, 1954 and was the 4th of 6 siblings. He died, surrounded by his family, on November 28, 2020. The 66 years between those two dates were filled with a rich and beautiful life centered on faith, family, and service to his fellow man.

Babu, as he was called by his 6 grandkids, roughly translates from Urdu as “beloved old man”. This is strangely fitting, not only because he learned to speak Urdu fluently as a missionary child growing up in Pakistan, but also because he was so deeply loved by his grandkids, kids, and wife. His grandkids loved nothing more than to sit on Babu’s lap and listen to him regale them with animated stories about that magical and mischief-filled childhood in Pakistan.

Big Bob was admittedly and obviously a mountain of a man with a booming voice to match. A resonant baritone that could be heard most Sabbath mornings above the congregation, belting out the harmony of his favorite hymn. If one needed to locate Bob in a crowded room, one had only to stop and listen. He was also out-sized in many deeper and more meaningful ways. Large in kindness. Hugely generous. Vastly wise. Abundantly humourous. A massive bulwark of faith.

Dr. Bob possessed a more humble, caring, and calmly serene nature than many passing acquaintances realized. He loved little more than sitting in his recliner reading a good Civil War history book, researching the particulars of bulldozers, or planning his next upcoming family trip. Dr. Weaver’s gentleness and humble care were probably most clearly demonstrated to the thousands of patients he treated during the nearly 40 years he practiced Oral Maxillofacial Surgery through his practice, Specialized Surgeons. His policy was to treat all his patients with the same level of care, whether they played for the Detroit Red Wings or wandered in off the street, unable to pay. This policy extended to the myriad medical mission trips he regularly organized, attended, and funded to such places as Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Micronesia and India to name a few.

The unfulfilled star at the top of his bucket list was to return to Malawi to offer free dental clinics and help complete a boys dormitory at Malawi Adventist University. This is a dream you can be a part of now and the details are listed below.

Malawi Adventist University

Malawi Project:

It was Bob’s wish that, in lieu of traditional tangible gifts or flowers, ALL funds be directed towards a service project in his memory. His sister, Dr. Sharon Pittman, is Vice Chancellor of Malawi Adventist University. One thing that kept him going in his final weeks of his life was planning a mission trip to help her complete construction on the school’s residence hall. We are now asking that donations be made to complete this service project in his honor.

If you would prefer to donate by check
Checks should be mailed to
Metro SDA Church
Attention: Miriam
15585 Haggerty Road
Plymouth, MI 48170
Memo: Bob Weaver Memorial Project

Comments

  1. Theodor
    January 26, 2021 | 4:57 pm

    One day I was over at the Weavers painting some benches, and I was getting frustrated because it required small, precise strokes. I must have mutter to myself “How am i going to do this?” while Dr. Weaver was passing by because he stopped, looked over, looked at me and calmly replied “Slowly.” I still remember that years later, even though it seems like such a small moment. I remember Sabbath school with him, and talking at his house. He inspired me to go on my first mission trip. He was a giant in ever sense of the word, and left behind him a great legacy.

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