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Our wonderful father, Robert (Bob) Outland, passed away on April 7th, 2025 after succumbing to a courageous decade-long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Chong, his daughter, Michele, and his son, Brian. We all knew him as the kindest, funniest, most compassionate and thoughtful man, father, and husband; Brian and I are the people we are today because of the wonderful example he set for us.

Bob had a great love of music (especially John Denver and Bob Dylan) and would always insist on having a soundtrack accompanying every family dinner. He loved playing golf and could fix just about anything. He had an impressively extensive baseball hat collection and adored going to the opera in Santa Fe and at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City with our mother. He was passionate about travel and he had a soft spot for Italy, which he always said was his favorite country in the world to visit. And he would never forego dessert, his favorite course of any meal, especially if it involved chocolate.

Born in Lawton, Oklahoma, Bob holds a degree in Architecture from Texas Tech University and was a proud Veteran of the United States Army. He moved to Colorado in 1973 and had a deep, unwavering love for living in the Rocky Mountains. He treasured his extended Outland family who have long remained in Oklahoma and Texas, and his two sisters, Linda and Lorna, have been an important and ever-present part of his and all of our lives.

In addition to his profound love of family, his talents and passions were personified by the architecture firm he founded alongside Kiyoshi Murata in 1981 in Denver, Colorado. Originally called Murata Outland Associates it would later become MOA ARCHITECTURE, and it remains a thriving practice today. With a strong belief in integrity and innovation, he helped shape not only the firm but also the design landscape of the entire region. A proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Bob was a strong advocate for culturally responsive design and worked to elevate Native American voices within the architectural profession.

Despite our best efforts to plan ahead for the cycle of this degenerative disease, nothing could have prepared our family for the sudden and significant loss we have experienced. We are grappling with immense grief and miss him more than words can express, but take comfort in knowing that he is no longer in pain or suffering in a body that continued to fail him.

In his memory, in lieu of any flowers or gifts, we kindly ask, if you are able, to consider making a donation of any size in Bob's name to an organization close to his heart: The Michael J. Fox Foundation, in support of finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. Though he is no longer with us, we will continue to advocate for all the families who still struggle with the impact of this devastating disease and hope that a cure will be found in our lifetime.