Robert “Bob” James Wescott Tirk
Robert “Bob” James Wescott Tirk, 75, died July 3, 2018, in Woodstock. He was born May 29, 1943, in Boston, the son of James Wescott and Marguerite (Greb) Wescott. After James Wescott died while serving in the Coast Guard during World War II, Marguerite married Richard “Dick” E. Tirk, who adopted Bob at age 4. Bob grew up in New York and also spent time with the Greb family in Wisconsin. Bob graduated from Briarcliff High School in New York and was one of many family members to attend Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., where he majored in music education. There he met fellow music student Ann Uber, who was performing an opera double bill. They married June 19, 1965,





