Rex Robertson, 82, was born in South Weymouth, MA on September 29, 1937 and passed away in Springfield, MO on Saturday, July 18, 2020 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Donald and Gladys Robertson of Needham, MA; his brother, Roy Robertson of Needham, MA; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Vaughn and Betty McIllece of Kimberling City, MO; his brother-in-law, Rick McIllece of Fox River Grove, IL; his granddaughter, Adrienne Martin of St. Charles, MO and his grandson-in-law, Dr. Kevin Martin of Bowling Green, MO.

Rex is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Judy Robertson, of Springfield, MO; his daughter, Christine Trampler of Republic, MO; his daughter, Denise Buckley and her husband Frank of Springfield, MO; his grandchildren: Dr. Desire' Buckley of Austin, TX; Rachel Trampler of Tulsa, OK; Jordan Buckley of Springfield, MO; Tori Jones and her husband, Ryan of Columbia, MO; Aubrey Buckley of Springfield, MO; Aaliyah Buckley of Bolivar, MO; Noah Buckley of Springfield, MO and Gabrielle Trampler of Republic, MO.  Rex was also blessed with 5 great grandchildren: Blake Martin of Bowling Green, MO; Kinley Callaway of Austin, TX; Everleigh Contreras of Bolivar, MO and twins Avayah and Avyanah Pettus of Austin, TX. Rex is also survived by his brother, Bob Robertson and his wife, Marilyn of Needham, MA; sister, Lois Lowe of South Yarmouth, MA; his sister-in-law and her husband, Bonnie and Jim Stiefvater of St. Nazianz, WI and sister-in-law, Mary McIllece of Crystal Lake, IL.  He is also survived by nephews: Ed Lowe of VT and Richard Lowe, John Lowe, Gary Lowe, Jeffrey Robertson and Brian Robertson all from MA and Rick McIllece of Denver, CO and Scott Nelson of Atkinson, IL and nieces: Amanda McIllece Hall of Palatine, IL; Amber Stiefvater-Pluer of Milwaukee, WI and Chelle Wilson of Lake in the Hills, IL.

Rex met so many great friends throughout the years, and there wasn't a person who met him who didn't love him.  He was quite the character and boy did he like to laugh and have fun.  He cherished his time with each and every one of his friends.

Rex and Judy married (young) in Needham, MA on February 26, 1960 (and some people said it would never last!)  They settled in Bellingham, MA and raised their 2 daughters until they moved to Chesterfield, NH in 1977 and then finally moved to Springfield, MO in 1979.

Rex loved cars.  In his youth, he built and raced stock cars and dragsters which eventually led him to the position of Fixed Operations Manager at Pinegar Chevrolet in Republic, MO where he worked from 1979 until he retired in 2007.  He loved his Pinegar family and stayed in close contact with them until he passed away.

Throughout the years, Rex worked hard for his numerous hobbies.  He loved his pool, his snowmobiles, his truck camper which he took to Cape Cod, MA on summer weekends, his boat on Tablerock Lake and his pride and joy, a 1927 Model T.  He and Judy also loved to travel and visited Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Russia, Europe, Canada, Alaska and the Caribbean and Panama Canal.  Rex was blessed with a wonderful life and many incredible memories.

Later in life, he and Judy moved to Tera Vera where he met many close friends.  He always found a project to work on and he loved landscaping his yard.  He also planted so many flowers that it became quite the chore to water them all!

The family would especially like to thank Integrity Home Care & Hospice for their great care and compassion in the week leading up to Rex's death.

A graveside service will be held for the immediate family at Hazelwood Cemetery on Thursday, July 23, 2020.  Due to COVID-19, a memorial service to celebrate Rex's life will be held for all extended family and friends in October, 2020.