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Robert Paul Mone beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend died April 7, 2025. Bob was born July 23, 1934 in Columbus, Ohio. After graduating from Holy Family High School he attended the University of Dayton and the University of Notre Dame Law School. He served as a corporal in the United States Army Reserve, and following a federal judicial clerkship joined the law firm of George, Greek, King, McMahon and McConnaughey and later Thompson Hine, LLP where he spent a long and successful legal career representing Ohio's rural electric cooperatives. In 2002 the Robert P Mone power plant in Van Wert County was named in his honor. Member of the Columbus Rotary, American Bar Association, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations and the first president of the National Generation and Transmission Cooperative Lawyers Association. He was a kind, hardworking, generous man of faith; a life-long learner with a razor-sharp memory who couldn't resist an intellectual debate, prioritizing understanding over victory. His pleasure was spending time with and sharing conversation with family and friends, especially if this included a plate of good Italian pasta. He frequently ended conversations by asking, "Is there anything I can do for you?" A lifelong booklover and collector, he could often be found in his favorite comfy chair reading. CS Lewis, CK Chesterton, Churchill, and Peter Rabbit were favorites. He lives on in the hearts and memories of his wife of 64 years, Lucille Mone; his children, Maria Mone (Jeff Bibbo), Andrew Mone (Jennifer) and Richard Mone (Jennifer); his six beautiful granddaughters, Lena and Lili Bibbo, Hannah, Sophia, Sydney, and Anna Mone; special family friend, Cheryl Roberts; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert H. Mone; parents, Anne and Henry Paul Mone; and brother, Henry Andrew Mone.