Rockmont nation mourns the loss of Bob Fillpot
May 15, 2017
Rockmont Campers and Staff from 1958-1960 might remember Bob Fillpot as Chief Laughing Beaver (seen above in 1961 & 2015). Bob was an outstanding counselor along with his brother Dave..aka...Chief Shure Shot. Many will remember Bob's sons, Davin "(Texas Turtle) & Dirk (Texas Armadillo), who both attended from early 80's to early 90's as campers and staff. Bob remained well connected to Rockmont over the years, and even spent the last couple of months of his life at Rockmont. Bob will be missed, but his legacy will remain indefinitely! His obituary is below:
Bobby (Bob) Gene Fillpot
Bob Fillpot, 74, of Todd, North Carolina, passed away on March 11, 2017, surrounded by his family.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on March 25, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church in Childress, Texas.
Bob was born in Hollis, Oklahoma, on February 26, 1943, to Raymond "Buster" Fillpot and Lula Amo (Smith) Fillpot. He moved to Childress in 1957 and graduated from Childress High School in 1961, serving as his class president.>
He married his high school sweetheart, Donna Gail (Cole) Fillpot on November 25, 1965, in Childress.
He earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Texas Tech University in 1967 and his Master of Design Studies degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1997. Bob joined the Lloyd Morgan and Jones architecture firm in Houston and served as Senior Partner of the Lloyd Jones Fillpot and Associates architecture firm from 1983 to 1996. Bob's remarkable achievements in architecture were honored with numerous awards and recognitions. In addition to the more than 30 years he spent as a practicing architect, Bob also served as the Dean of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma from 1998 to 2009. He also taught architectural design from 2009 to 2012.
His architectural work earned numerous design awards given by professional organizations in Texas, Louisiana and Florida recognizing his achievements in architecture, interior architecture, lighting application, and contribution to the science of understanding tall building design. He was elected a member of the prestigious American Institute of Architects College of Fellows. Bob also received a Citation of Recognition from the Texas Society of Architects and the Texas Tech Distinguished Alumnus in Architecture Award.
Bob was the Principal-in-Charge of the 50-story Chevron Building in downtown Houston, developing the building's design that consistently has rated among Houstonians' favorite downtown buildings since its construction in 1983. He also provided master planning and design for Allen Center, which included 2.7 million square feet of office space, a luxury hotel, retail space and parking. He also provided master planning of the Orlando (Florida) Centroplex and designed The Orlando Arena. He provided master planning for the Greenway Plaza project in Houston, which consisted of 11 office buildings, a multi-purpose arena for the City of Houston, two condominiums, a hotel restaurants and a health club. Bob served as the Principal-in-Charge of the American General Tower project, providing full services for the building, public spaces of the building, the interiors and total architectural and interior services for a health club. Bob also designed Sewell Hall at the Rice University campus in Houston. He also was the Principal-in-Charge of the Calcasieu Marine National Bank in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Bob served as President of the Saddle Tramps, a student booster organization that supports men's athletics at Texas Tech and was President of Texas Tech's Student Government Association. He also was active in the Texas Tech Ex-Students' Association in Houston for many years.
Bob was loved by many for his incredible heart, compassion, wisdom, sincerity and amazing sense of humor. He loved to laugh, spend time with family and friends, and root on the Texas Tech sports teams.
He was preceded in death by his parents.>
Bob is survived by his wife, Donna of Todd, North Carolina; two sons, Davin Fillpot and wife, Camie, of Austin, and Dirk Fillpot and wife, Erika, of Manassas, Virginia; four grandchildren, Mia and Charlie of Austin, and Cole and Riley Ann of Manassas; brother, David Fillpot and wife, Judy, of Asheville, North Carolina; one niece, Elise Fillpot of Iowa City, Iowa; and two nephews, Ray Fillpot of Asheville and Chris Gustin of Fredericksburg.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Margie Firenza Scholarship Endowment for full-time students enrolled in the professional architecture degree program at Texas Tech University, and to provide scholarships allowing economically disadvantaged children to attend Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, North Carolina, through the Camp Diversity Foundation, 8 White Palmer Ct., Asheville, North Carolina 28715.
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