Robert Paul Millick, 67, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, succumbed to a brief illness at home on Monday, June 22nd, 2026. Robert was born on April 6th, 1959, in Wheeling, WV, to the late Robert H. “Roscoe” Millick and Jeannene Walters Millick. A graduate of Wintersville High School class of 1977, Bobcat, as he was more commonly known, was a technical thinker with a passion for all things mechanical. He operated Bobcat’s Auto Body and worked for the family business, Millick Heating and Cooling. He served as Deputy Wayne Township Constable alongside his father, and later in life drove a school bus for Indian Creek School District.

While he worked many jobs throughout his life, his true passion was the Fire Service. He joined the Belvedere VFD as a junior firefighter at 14, and by age 16, he was one of the youngest EMTs in Ohio. He would serve for over 40 years as the Belvedere Fire Chief, with the last 38 of them being consecutive. In addition to becoming an Advanced EMT and Fire Inspector, he applied his technical thinking to every aspect of the fire dept. He developed training programs, designed fire trucks, and shaped a small volunteer fire department into a formidable firefighting force. He also built and raced dune buggies, painted cars, invented and improved gadgets, and was even known to enjoy the occasional cigar and bourbon.

Bobcat was preceded in death by his wife of 30 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Millick, whom he married on November 11, 1989, and his father, Robert H. Millick. Left to cherish his memory and tell his stories are his daughter Sarah (Brett) Millick, mother Jeannene A. Millick, brother Bruce (Stephanie) Millick, and niece Caroline Millick.

Friends will be received at the Dunlope-Shorac Funeral Home, 215 Fernwood Road, Wintersville, on Monday, June 29th, 2026, from 11 a.m. until the time of services at 1 p.m. with Rev. Frank Rogers officiating. After which, a procession of emergency vehicles will take him to New Alexandria Cemetery for burial.