In memory of

Robert Wiley Cress

Box Elder, SD

January 16, 1988 - December 6, 2018

Jan 16, 1988 - Dec 6, 2018

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In memory of

Robert Wiley Cress

Passed

December 6, 2018
Born

January 16, 1988
Resided

Box Elder, SD

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Rob’s philosophy. “Man thinks he is superior to all, but lacks the intellect to comprehend how inferior he is to God”.
In college he fell away, questioning God as I’m sure a lot do. Our prayer is God, in His limitless mercy and abundant grace, knew his struggle and heart and welcomed him home. Jesus said “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.”

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Robert Wiley Cress – father, son, brother, friend, teacher, gifted musician and writer — died on Thursday, December 6th, 2018. He was 30 years old and a teacher at North Middle School in Rapid City.
Born on January 16th, 1988 to Wiley and Sara Cress in the upper peninsula of Michigan, Rob was our “yooper” baby. From the UP, the family transferred to the Washington, D.C. area and upon Wiley’s retirement from the Navy, moved …

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