Archie "Bob" Rediker

Seaman Archie "Bob" Rediker enlisted in the Navy on May 6, 1952 during the Korean War. He was discharged on July 27, 1955. 

In 1955, Bob reunited with his childhood friend, Rita Poulin, and they married a year later. Together they built a life in Clinton and in 1964 built their dream home across the street from the farm he grew up on, which he still lives in to this day. In 1970, they were graced with their only child, Jeffrey. 

Bob and Rita enjoyed spending time at their lake cottage on Unity Pond and at their winter home in Zephyrhills, Fla. Rita and Bob turned into social butterflies during their retirement years and met many lifelong friends in the process. People saw them daily walking hand in hand and they were known as the “lovebirds.” Rita and Bob were blessed with 65 years of wonderful marriage.