Robert William "Bill" Haslam
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 11B - August 20, 2023
Robert was known
by most as Bill, Billy, or
Wild Bill. Bill was born in
Barnesville, Ohio, on May
22nd, 1967. He served in
the United States Marine
Corps from 1985-1990, stationed in Beaufort, South
Carolina. He was an E-4
corporal working as an aviation electronics technician
on F-18 fighter jets. Bill was
extremely proud of the military service he and others had
provided for this country. He sought a new home in Grand
Junction, Colorado, after leaving the military. He obtained
his CDL and worked several years driving semi-trucks for
United Van Lines. During this time, Bill visited all 48 continentalstates. He was an excellent truck driver who worked
very hard and traveled an extensive number of miles. Bill
admired Harley Davidson motorcycles. Nellie, his “third
daughter,” was a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail that he
bought in 1996, the same year his first daughter was born.
He was a free spirit, and he loved nothing more than to ride
his Harley throughout the country, frequently attending
Sturgis Rallies and even riding as far as Key West, Florida.
Bill cherished his two children, Rachel and Natalie, and
he was a proud father. His daughters were the light of his
life, and he loved them dearly.
He is survived by his two beloved daughters, Rachel
Madrid and Natalie Haslam, as well as by his mother,
Bobbie Davis, sister, Paula Burgy, brother, James Haslam,
and niece, Tonja Kincaid. Bill was preceded in death by his
father, Thomas Haslam, and stepfather, Virgil Lee Davis.
On September 2nd, 2023, at the east gazebo shelter of
Eagle Rim Park in Grand Junction, a celebration of life will
take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please ride your motorcycles, bring food for a potluck, and bring happy memories of
Bill to share. Bill’s final resting place will be located close
to his hometown in Clarington, Ohio. You can take the man
out of Ohio, but you can’t take Ohio out of the man.
We love and miss you so much. Semper Fidelis.
