- Date Of Birth: October 12, 1948
- Date Of Death: June 9, 2022
- State: Georgia
Mr. Bob Wesley Lanier, age 73, passed on June 9th, 2022. He was surrounded by the loving presence of his family at Ogeechee Area Hospice.
Bob was born in Bulloch County and lived in Statesboro for the majority of his life. He attended Statesboro High School, playing both in the marching band and on the football team, and graduated with the class of 1966. Bob studied finance at several colleges, graduating first from Georgia Southern College in 1970. It was in Sweetheart Circle on the campus of GSC that he met the love of his life and wife of over 50 years, Terri Lanier. They married in 1971 and have two daughters, Robin Lanier Burks and Carrie Lanier Haney.
Later in his career, Bob led a variety of departments and teams in roles spanning finance, marketing, and business development. He spent a decade working between the FDIC, RTC, and DOS during a national financial crisis, where he was utilized in evaluations, operations, training, and high-profile special projects around the nation.
His parents, the late Rupert and Jean Lanier, bought land in Portal and started a family farm around the time Bob and Terri were in college. That farm grew to be the hub of the Lanier family, with weekends spent fishing, harvesting from the gardens, cooking family meals and enjoying conversation. Lesser-known interests Bob enjoyed included caring for his car collection, maintaining an immaculate yard, collecting rare coins, and telling jokes to get a smile out of someone.
Bob leaves a legacy of kindness in the mere way he approached life and in the reflection of his giving nature through his wife, daughters, and grandchildren: Makenzie and Hatcher Wadley of Warner Robins, and Ian Haney of Salt Lake City. He gracefully faced a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia and spent his last years in quiet moments of beauty with his wife and family.
