Obituary of SFC Robert Marvin Sutton, U.S. Army,

Robert Marvin Sutton, 77, died May 14, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.He was born on June 11, 1944 to Robert Franklin and Margaret (Bowlan) Sutton in Memphis, Tennessee.Robert was an ammunition specialist for the U.S. Army.He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Franklin and Margaret Sutton.Robert is survived by his wife, Judith "Judy" Eve Sutton; sons, Bill (Christy) Sutton, Brian (Amy) Sutton, and Steve Sutton; grandsons, Mark Sutton, Atreyu Sutton, Seth Sutton, and Eli Sutton; granddaughters, Brianne Sutton, Isis Purcell, and Gwen Sutton; great-grandsons, Talon Verhaeghe, Anthony Sutton, and Alexzander Sutton; great-granddaughter, Autumn Sutton; sisters, Annelle (Denny) Julius and Lisa (Faith Hoffman) Sutton; and numerous nieces and nephews.Graveside Service, 9:00AM, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80925. The service will be streamed live. The link to watch the live stream will be located in the events section below the obituary or via provided link: http://client.tribucast.com/tcid/5003659924Who was Bob Sutton?On the surface he was a husband to Judy for 56 years. He was a proud father of Bill, Brian and Steve. And he thoroughly enjoyed his 7 grandchildren, Mark Sutton, Brianne Sutton, Isis Purcell, Atreyu Sutton, Gwen Sutton, Seth Sutton and Eli. Sutton. His four great grandchildren; Talon Verhaeghe, Anthony Sutton, Alexzander Sutton and Autumn Sutton reminded him of how much energy he used to have.He was the son of Robert Franklin Sutton and Margaret Bowlan. Margaret was born and raised in Olive Branch, Mississippi and that is where he called home. His father left home at 14 and was a self-made man and Bob's best friend. As a child his father was in the Army and then when the Air Force was formed, Robert changed services and retired from the Air Force. Because of Robert's military service, Bob moved a lot as a child and was constantly changing schools. It was hard for him to make friends because of all the moving, so he became even closer to his family. At that point in time the family was four. He was the older brother to Annelle Julius. Later when he was 20 he became the older brother to Lisa Sutton. He did have some good experiences growing up. He was in England when the present queen was crowned, and he spent his some of his teenage years in Amsterdam, Holland.He met and married Judy Johnson in 1965 when his father got stationed to North Dakota and Bob thought it was just too cold and went to stay with his Uncle Hoyt in Richmond, Illinois. In February of 1966 he was sent to Vietnam after only three months of marriage. He tried civilian life, but he was a military man at heart and spent 21 years in the Army.At retirement the family moved to Woodland Park, Colorado. Judy went to real estate school and started a career. The casual agreement between the two of them was Bob supported Judy for the first 25 years and Judy would support Bob for the nest 25 years.Bob's breathing issues continued to get worse until in the fall of 2021 he was diagnosed with IPF, pulmonary fibrosis. This is a rare lung disease with no cure and little treatment. They attempted going to a lower altitude for a few months but IPF did not respond to anything and in May of 2022 they returned to Colorado and IPF took him four days after their return.Bob enjoyed fishing as a child and that remained a passion his entire life. Later in life he discovered golf and that became his first passion and a huge regret when he discovered that his breathing issues would no longer allow him to play. He read books constantly. He told stories and could always bring a smile to those listening. He was not a self-starter, but you could always count on him being a team player. He could not have been a better husband, father, father-in-law to Christy Sutton and Amy Sutton, brother and brother-in-law to Denny Julius, Faith Hoffman, Linda Arthur, Jim Johnson and Alice Hathcock. He was an uncle and a cousin of too many to count. At the end of his life; he regretted that he smoked for too many years and drank too much from time to time. His advice would be to not smoke at all and occasionally enjoy a drink, but not to excess. He was not a perfect man, but he was a loved man. He made people smile. Please remember him with fondness. Honor him by not smoking. Events Graveside Tuesday, June 14, 2022 9:00AM Pikes Peak National Cemetery 10545 Drennan Road Colorado Springs, CO 80925 Phone: 202-632-8035