Robert "Bob" Vincent Deen

Robert “Bob” Vincent Deen was born on January 28, 1946 to George and Annie Deen.  He was diagnosed with cancer in November of 2019 and died at home on May 2, 2021.

After graduating from Texas Christian University, he served three years as an officer in the Marine Corps with a tour in Vietnam.  Upon his return, he finished a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Washington University in St. Louis.  He returned to Ft. Worth, to Harris Hospital, where he applied his leadership, project management and leadership skills to eventually move into a role as Vice President.  While he was working for Harris Hospital, Bob, and Dixie welcomed daughters Victoria and Allison.  However, Bob’s thirty-year career in Hospital Management involved chasing challenges all across the country.  Bob loved the complexity of hospitals, and the detailed processes involved in putting a hospital’s balance sheet back in the black and making it profitable again.

Upon leaving hospital administration, Bob took up a second career in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, working as an underwriter for hospital loans.  He was perhaps most proud of structuring and approving the $1.1 billion dollar loan which rebuilt the New Orleans East Hospital after Hurricane Katrina.

He retired in 2016 at age70 and spent the years after traveling with Dixie to music festivals and other points of interest.  One of their most memorable trips was a month-long tour of Vietnam.  When not traveling, Bob enjoyed golf, spending time with his grandchildren, watching the TCU Frogs play football and participating in neighborhood events.  He was also extraordinarily fond of atrocious jokes and truly terrible puns.

Bob is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dixie Deen; daughters Victoria McCrady and her husband Heath and Allison Dempsey and her husband Shayne; his beloved grandchildren Theron McCrady, Logan Dempsey, John Roland McCrady, Teagan Dempsey and Tara Dempsey and many loving extended relatives and friends.

There will be a memorial service to celebrate Bob’s life Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Creekwood Christian Church, 2660 Forest Vista, Flower Mound, Texas with Dr. Rev David and Ginger Jarman and Rev. Parker Cross.  Bob will be laid to rest with military honors at the Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas.

If desired contributions may be made in Bob’s name to the American Cancer Society, https://donate3.cancer.org or 800-227-2345.

A live web stream of the memorial service can be viewed here.

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