Funeral for CW4 (Retired) Robert Lee Douglas, 83, Lawton will be at 12:30 PM Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Douglas died Thursday, May 2, 2013 in Lawton. Burial with full military honors will be at Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Robert Lee Douglas was born on August 2, 1929 in Washington, D.C. to Charles Taylor and Jewel Frances (Lee) Douglas. He was raised in Washington, D.C. and after graduating high school, Robert attended Clemson University where he played football. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1951 and trained as an electrician/radar technician. As part of the Army's nuclear weapons testing in 1953 Robert was present during the detonation of a 43 kiloton atomic bomb, which he often described as one of the most profound events in his life. Robert was honorably discharged at the rank of SFC in 1954. He returned to D.C. and apprenticed as a cabinetmaker until he reenlisted in the Army in 1958. Robert then attended warrant officer school and worked in nuclear weapons for the remainder of his Army career. While on a tour in Germany, he met the love of his life Gisela "Jo" when he was invited to her birthday party. They were married on July 26, 1962 in Heilbronn, Germany. Together, they traveled on many tours of duty throughout Europe and the United States until his retirement as a CW4 at Fort Sill, OK in 1979. After the Army, he worked for Telos in Lawton, OK as a technical writer for the MLRS rocket system until his retirement in 1992. Robert enjoyed spending time with his family and traveling. He loved to listen to jazz and was an avid reader. Robert was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who will be greatly missed by all his loved ones. Survivors include his wife of the home; two sons, Michael Lee Douglas and wife Susie, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and John Paul Douglas, Aiken, South Carolina; a daughter, Joyce Ann Douglas, Lawton; four grandchildren, Ashley Marie Beasley and husband Chris, Kaitlyn Lee Powell, all of Lawton, Stephanie Nicole Douglas and Joseph Michael Douglas, both of Broken Arrow; and a sister, Judith Noland and her husband Ed, Gainesville, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Charles Taylor Douglas, Jr. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, 4704 Motif Manor, Suite 5, Lawton, OK 73505.