Robert Lee Powell, 68, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2013, in Fort Worth. Service: A visitation for friends and family will take place at Greenwood Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. Bob was born Nov. 23, 1944 in Dallas and was raised by loving adoptive parents, George C. and Winifred Powell. During his youth, Bob and his family lived in Detroit, Chicago and Atlanta. He attended W.F. Dykes High School in Atlanta, graduating with a business degree from SMU and receiving his MBA from DePaul University in Chicago. Bob saw distinguished military service in Vietnam as a first lieutenant with the U. S. Army. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars. Bob retired from Merrill Lynch in September 2012, after 30 happy and fulfilling years, attaining membership in the Merrill Lynch Quarter Century Club.  Survivors: Wife, Nancy Lamb; daughters, Amanda Manis and husband, Jerry, and Haley Powell; grandson, Jackson Manis; sister, Bette Bell; brother, Jim Powell; sister, Georgina Powell; nephews, Travis, Steve and Bob Powell, and Michael and Jeffrey Jolley; nieces, Angela Desai, Erica Adams and Gina Bell.