Robert Harold Mead

Robert Harold Mead Sr., 81, of Decatur, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo. The family will receive guests from 12pm until time of funeral service at 2pm, Monday, May 24, 2021 at Newell Chapel, 83313 M-51, Decatur. Burial to follow at Lakeside Cemetery, Decatur. Memorial contributions may be given to the family. Husband, dad, uncle, friend, son. Robert was born November 11, 1939 at home in Decatur to Gilbert and Hatti Belle (McIntyre) Mead. Growing up, he worked with his dad selling produce starting at the age of 10. From there on, he carried his dad’s legacy and is now known as a business man, selling produce to Harding’s Markets, Village Markets, Park Street, Sofie’s House of Pancakes, and so on. He met and married Sarah Jane Tortorelli on July 10, 1971 at the First Church of God in Decatur. He was a loving, hardcore, caring husband, father, and grandfather. He will always be in our hearts, as we are in his. He will be greatly missed. Robert is survived by his wife of 49 years, Sarah Mead; his children, Hattibell Mead, Robert H. Mead, Jr., Emily M. Mead, Frank G. Mead, Jonathan Mead, and Alton Mead; and his grandchildren, Valerie, Rowan, and Sadie Mead, and Zachery Egan. He is preceded in death by his brothers, Gilbert and Gerald Mead; and his parents. I Know Something Good About You – by Glenn W. Gose Wouldn’t life be a lot more happier If the good that’s in us all, Were the only thing about us That folks bothered to recall. Wouldn’t this old world be better If the folks we meet would say, I know something good about you And then treat us just that way. Wouldn’t life be so much sweeter If we praised the good we see, For there’s such a lot of goodness In plain folks like you and me. Wouldn’t it be nice to practice? That fine way of thinking too, You know something good about me And I know something good about you. Wouldn’t it be fine and dandy? If each handclap fond and true, Carried with it this assurance I know something good about you.