Funeral arrangements have been set for a longtime Plymouth Community School Corporation music teacher. Bob Pickell was killed Friday night when he fell through the attic at his Plymouth home onto the cement garage floor.
News of his death sent shock waves through the community where he taught music for nearly four decades before retiring this spring. Pickell began his career with the corporation in 1978 as choir director. Most recently he taught elementary students in kindergarten through 4th grade at both Webster and Menominee Elementary Schools in Plymouth.
A Service of Remembrance will take place Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m. at the Plymouth High School auditorium. It will honor Pickell’s life in education, as a community leader and as a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. Visitation will take place at the school from 3:30 until 7 p.m. on Thursday.
A mass of Christian burial will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 8th in St. Michael Catholic Church, 613 N. Center Street. Burial will follow at the New Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth.
Pickell’s family has established a scholarship fund in his memory with the Marshall County Community Foundation. They request memorials be given to the Robert P. Pickell Memorial Scholarship to further his life of music and its impact on students and others or to St. Michael Catholic Church in Plymouth. Contributions can be made to the Robert P. Pickell Memorial Scholarship, c/o The Marshall County Community Foundation, 2701 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, IN 46563.
