Charles R. ‘Bob’ Tidland: A business and community leader

Third generation Camas resident died earlier this month

Camas industrialist Charles Robert “Bob” Tidland died peacefully at home Feb. 5, 2013. He was 89.

Camas industrialist Charles Robert “Bob” Tidland died peacefully at home Feb. 5, 2013. He was 89. Contributed by Dale Tidland

Camas industrialist Bob Tidland might be as well known for being the co-founder of Tidland Corp., as he is for his love of simply riding his tractor and tending to his farmland.

"He was a giant of a community leader and a business leader," said recently retired Camas City Administrator Lloyd Halverson. "I think he was a patron of the whole community."

Charles Robert “Bob” Tidland, a third generation Camas resident, died peacefully at home Feb. 5, 2013. He was 89.

A public memorial service will be held Saturday, at 11 a.m., at Grace Foursquare Church, 717 S.E. Everett Road, Camas.

For more of this story, see the Camas-Washougal Post-Record print edition.