Outside of work Bob enjoyed endless hours on his sailboat and then after moving to Gaylord long rides on his motorcycle. Over the years, Bob grew his business to include eight stores throughout Northern Michigan. In 1988, with a love of the law but a frustration with the system, Bob and Jean purchased the Little Caesars in Gaylord, Michigan, and moved their family north. Bob’s admittance to the Michigan Bar marked the beginning of his many years of legal practice in the metro Detroit area during which time Bob and Jean started their family by welcoming their son Matthew, and then daughter Pamela. During his schooling at Austin High School, he met the love of his life Jean, whom he belovedly referred to as “Mean Jean,” from which point the two were inseparable and every day over the course of fifty four years of marriage.Īfter High School, Bob obtained his Juris Doctorate from the Detroit College of Law. Robert (Bob) “Pizza Bob” Rooyakker passed away peacefully on Octosurrounded by his loving family.īob was born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan as an only child on Jto Peter and Viola Rooyakker.
