Lasting Memories

Robert (Bob) Everette Haeckl
Aug. 19, 1964-Aug. 8, 2016
Mountain View, California

Bob Haeckl, a resident of Mountain View, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 8, 2016 from an undetected enlarged heart at the age of 51 while vacationing with his family at Lake Tahoe. He generously and whole-heartedly loved his family and friends.

Robert (Bob) Everette Haeckl was born in Santa Clara, California on August 19, 1964 to parents Fred and Ann (Glendinning) Haeckl. His parents moved to Los Altos in 1966, where he spent his childhood. Bob had two older siblings, his sister Doralee and his brother Fred.

Bob was a very energetic boy and played soccer, football, and baseball in the local youth leagues. He also played golf on the Junior Golf team at Los Altos Country Club and was active in the Young Life organization. For high school, Bob attended Judson School in Paradise Valley, Arizona, a boarding school where he played on the football team and rode on the rodeo team. He attended Foothill/De Anza College, where he played football, and then he transferred to San Jose State University to major in art to continue his passion for ceramic arts.

Bob met his wife Kristina (Krissy) Ouimet from Los Altos in 1992. In 1993, she got the opportunity to take a new job in Boulder, Colorado, and they jumped at the chance to live closer to the mountains. While in Boulder they enjoyed all the outdoor activities Colorado had to offer. Bob skied, backpacked, hiked many of the 14ers (14,000 ft mountains), mountain biked, golfed, and fly fished. It was in Boulder that Bob also found his passion for gardening, however he was always frustrated by the short growing season. Bob worked in the outdoor retail industry and had a ceramic arts studio. Bob and Krissy were married in 1999 at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos. In 2001, their son Conrad Everette Haeckl was born, and in 2003 their daughter Madeline (Maddy) Rose Haeckl was born. They lived in Boulder until 2009, when Krissy got another job opportunity that would bring them back to Mountain View to be closer to family and childhood friends.

In Mountain View, Bob was a stay-at-home dad who was actively involved in all the kids’ activities. He coached the MVLA boys baseball team, MVLAGS girls softball team, and the Springer Elementary School flag football team over the years. He also volunteered for many of the kids’ school activities. When he wasn’t busy with the kids’ activities, he played golf, rode his mountain and road bikes, and worked in the garden he created in their Mountain View home. Family vacations usually took them to the mountains where they would camp, hike, mountain bike, ski, and fish.

In addition to Bob’s love of outdoor adventures, he also had a passion for cooking, especially BBQing, ceramic arts, and was a car enthusiast. He loved going to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held in Carmel, CA.

Bob is survived by his wife Kristina (Krissy) Ouimet, Mountain View, CA; their children Conrad Haeckl and Madeline (Maddy) Haeckl; his mom Ann Haeckl, Los Altos Hills, CA; his sister Doralee (Joe) Stancil, Eagle River, AK; his brother Fred (Ann) Haeckl, Vista, CA; their children Jake and Brianna; his uncle Peter and aunt Almut Haeckl, Napa, CA; his cousin Andrea Haeckl; his aunt Judith Glendinning, Oakland, CA; his cousin Catherine (Rich) Lamy, Trumbull, CT, their children Luke, Ryan, and Dylan; his cousin Heather (Courtney) McGrew, Oakland, CA; their children Ruby and EJ; his in-laws Jim and Laura Ouimet, Incline Village, NV; his sister-in-law Andrea Ouimet, Crested Butte, CO; his brother-in-law Steve (Maria) Ouimet, Ventura, CA; plus his extended family and many wonderful friends.

Bob was preceded in death by his dad Fred Haeckl and his uncle Lary Glendinning.