Robert P. Reid

REID Robert P. Reid, age 79 of Westerville, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at St. Ann’s Hospital with his family by his side. Vet. U.S. Army, Korean War. Registered pharmacist for over 50 years and former longtime owner of Overbrook Pharmacy at Cooke Rd. and N. High in Columbus, where he started working while in college. Retired at age 77 from the Medicaid Pharmacy Unit of The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Preceded in death by parents, Robert John and Mary Reid and niece Linda Shreve. Survived by his loving wife of 55 years Joanne; sons, Robert Daniel and companion Robert Scarlett, Chelsea, MI, John (Susan), Wooster, OH, Brian (Erica), Maumee, OH, and Tim (Monica), Columbus, OH; grandsons, Robert Ryan and Patrick, Wooster, OH; Collin, Sam & Mark, Maumee, OH; brother David (Beverly) Reid, Sarahsville, OH; several nieces and nephews; and lifelong family friend Sharon Garbe Kerschensteiner and her children Jeff, Candy, and Bill. Graduate of Canton McKinley H.S. (1949) and The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, Class of 1958 and a lifelong and ardent Buckeye fan. Third President of the College of Pharmacy Alumni Association; Life Member, Ohio Pharmacists Association; former advisory board member for Squibb drug company; 2007 recipient William J. "Bill" Marks Award for lifetime service to Pharmacy and community, given by Academy of Pharmacy of Central Ohio of which he was past president; and recipient of many other service awards from OSU and from professional associations. Preceptor many years for the College of Pharmacy and winner of the annual Preceptor award in 1985. From independent family pharmacist to nationally-known Medicaid specialist, he was always giving, teaching, sharing, learning, and lending a hand; always mindful of his own Depression childhood and youthful wartime experiences, and always ready to make things a bit easier for someone else. Member of Epworth United Methodist Church, 5100 Karl Rd., Columbus, OH 43229 where Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2011. Rev. Gregory Herndon officiating. Family will receive friends 2-4 and 6-8 pm Friday, February 11, 2011 at RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High Street, Worthington, OH 43085. Burial Blendon Central Cemetery, Westerville. Memorial contributions may be made to: The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, scholarship fund, 217D Parks Hall, 500 W. 12th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210 or to Epworth United Methodist Church.