Robert James Koskey ("Buck"), 69, of Mosinee, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 27th in his home, surrounded by his loved ones.  He was born on June 14, 1951 in Wausau, son of the late Marjorie (Stepan) Koskey.  He graduated from Mosinee High School in 1969 where he participated in many sports, including football, track and field, and hockey. On July 13, 1974 he married Susan (Rieck) Koskey in Mosinee.  Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He entered the U.S. Army in November 1972 and served 20 years.  He was stationed in: Fort Hood, Texas; Heidelberg, Germany; Fort Leonardwood, Missouri; Mons, Belgium; Kaiserslautern, Germany and then he retired while at Fort Drum, New York in 1992.  During his time in the U.S. Army, he was able to attend the Winter Olympics in Austria. In addition, he met Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush in Brussels, Belgium. Bob served in the Gulf War and his highest military award was the Bronze Star, given for his service in Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. Bob is a Lifetime Member of the Peplin VFW 8280, the American Legion in Wausau, and the Masonic Lodge 820 in Germany.   After retiring from the U.S. Army, Bob brought his family back to Mosinee and obtained an over the road truck driving position from his dear friend Bill Creske at Wausau Tile. After driving over 3 million miles, he changed to a local truck driving position and retired from Wausau Tile in May 2018.   During his short retirement, Bob and Sue spent their time camping and going on their pontoon boat with their children and grandchildren and watching their grandchildren play sports and participate in other various activities.  Bob also looked forward to being able to participate in the Never Forgotten Honor Flight with his son Jeremy.   Survivors include, his loving wife of 46 years, Susan (Rieck) Koskey; son Jeremy Koskey; daughter Renee Kressel; daughter-in-law Amanda (Sprangers) Koskey; four grandchildren, Devin Koskey; Lucas Koskey; Brinley Kressel; and Brityn Kressel; four siblings, Dennis Koskey; Diane (Randy) Rausch; Pamela (Dewey) Allaback; and Roxanne (Jerry) Allen; Sue's family, Sandra (Tom) Pecha; Kathy (Francis) Hertel; Diane (Tom) Michalski; and John (Natalie) Rieck, and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was proceeded in death by his mother Marjorie (Stepan) Koskey.   A private memorial service will be held at Robert and Susan's home in Mosinee.  In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Bob's honor to our local Never Forgotten Honor Flight at neverforgottenhonorflight.com . Robert's family would like to thank the staff at the Aspirus Cancer Center and Aspirus Home Hospice, as well as Dr. Susan Hylland at the V.A. Hospital in Madison and Janna at the V.A. Clinic in Wausau for the compassionate care they provided.