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Robert M. Purton passed away on April 3, 2017. Bob was born in St. Steven, Canada and later became a naturalized citizen upon attending the academy in 1953, graduating in 1956.
\nHe is survived by his wife Maureen, daughter Kim, son-in-law Brad, 5 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
\nBob joined Pacific Pumps in 1962 as a test engineer and progressed to developing equipment in the refinery field, holding 9 patents on equipment being used world wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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