Robert Black, 57, of LeClaire, Iowa, died Saturday at Pathway Hospice, Bettendorf, Iowa.

Born July 19, 1948, in Butler, he was the son of Robert V. and Reva Jean Cole Black.

He married Linda Freudenberg and Robin Hamilton. He later married Pamela Sweazey on April 16, 1988, in Bettendorf.

Mr. Black owned and operated Quad City Water Treatment in LeClaire for 28 years.

He held memberships in numerous environmental clubs. He was a member of Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities.

A member of the Baha'i Faith, he made several pilgrimages to the Holy Land. He also served on the Board of Trustees for Mt. St. Claire College and Franciscan University in Clinton, Iowa.

He had a tremendous appreciation for the environment and was an avid toy tractor collector.

Survivors include his wife, Pam Black; two daughters, Angela Kritta and her husband, Jeff, of Centerville, Minn., and Jennifer Lambert of Tucson, Ariz.; a stepson, Eric Van Hese and his wife, Julie, of Davenport, Iowa; and two grandchildren, Alexandria Van Hese and Christopher Van Hese, both of Davenport.

Also surviving are his father, of Crystal River, Fla.; two sisters, Christine Chesser of Riverview, Fla., and Becky Peery and her husband, Christopher, of Paducah, Ky.; an aunt, Wanda Strelow of Bettendorf; and four uncles, Roger Cole and his wife, Sharen, of DeWitt, Iowa, Norman Cole and his wife, Joyce, of Silvis, Ill., and Raymond Black and his wife, Frances, and Donald Black and his wife, Cleoria, all of Butler.

He was preceded in death by his mother; his grandparents, Frank and Leota Black and Clarence and Zelda Cole, and two uncles, Wesley Cole and Frank Black, Jr.

<B>BLACK</B> — Visitation for Robert Black, who died Saturday, July 15, 2006, was Sunday at <B>Weerts Funeral Home</B> in Davenport. Celebration of Life services were at 10 a.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire.Memorials donations may be made to Gilda's Club of the Quad Cities or to the Davenport Isaac Walton League.Online condolences may be sent at www.weertsfh.com.