Robert H. Gilbert, age 74, of Gettysburg, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, at his home. He was born Wednesday, April 17, 1946, in Gettysburg, the son of the late John R. and Janice M. (Raffensperger) Gilbert.
Bob graduated from Gettysburg High School in 1964. He attended DeVry Technical institute in Ohio. He was formerly employed by Valley Quarries in Gettysburg for over 35 years.
He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church in Gettysburg.
He was involved with the Boy Scouts of American for over 50 years, having served as cubmaster, scoutmaster, committee chairman, district commissioner and received many scouting awards. He was a founding leader of Scout Troop 1863 of Trinity United Church of Christ in Gettysburg. He assisted his two grandsons with their Eagle Scout Rank. He also belonged to the Moose of Gettysburg.
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Warnock said last night: Because this is America, the 82-year-old hands that used to pick somebody else s cotton picked her youngest son to be a senator
He was elected the first black Senator in the traditionally red state and became the first Democrat to be sent to the upper chamber by Georgians for 20 years
Warnock grew up in the projects of Savannah with his 11 brothers and sisters
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Jon Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning - despite the contest not being officially called
His win gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia, Ossoff said
The Democratic victory came as Congress prepares to convene a Joint Session to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election
Mitt Romney says Trump has disgraced the presidency for demanding Pence overturn the election - as GOP blames President s election fraud campaign for Georgia runoffs defeat
Republicans were quick to turn on President Donald Trump after losing a Senate seat Tuesday in Georgia s runoff elections and projections pointing toward the GOP losing control of the Senate It turns out that telling the voters that the election was rigged is not a great way to turn out your voters, Republican Senator Mitt Romney told reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning
Georgia s voting system implementation manager Gabriel Sterling, a conservative, said Wednesday the president is 100 per cent to blame for Republicans losing
Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Sen. David Perdue in the Georgia Senate runoff
Ossoff declared victory in his Senate race on Wednesday morning
His win gives Democrats control of the upper chamber of Congress It is with humility that I thank the people of Georgia, Ossoff said
The Democratic victory came as Congress prepares to convene a Joint Session to certify Joe Biden as the winner of the presidential election
President Trump made desperate last-minute pitch to stay in office
He keeps putting pressure on VP Mike Pence to overturn results Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!, Trump tweeted