Royer, Robert (1943-2019)
Individual, Royer, Robert (1943-2019)
- Biography
- Bob Royer was one of Seattle's deputy mayors from 1978 to 1983, working closely with his brother Charley Royer (b. 1939), who served three terms as the city's mayor from 1978 to 1990. Their mayoral arrangement became known as "Charleybob," yet despite inevitable complaints about nepotism, it seemed to work quite well. Bob was the more animated of the two, known for making colorful statements and writing colorful letters. He said his greatest personal achievement was negotiating the Skagit River Treaty with British Columbia in the early 1980s, relieving Seattle of a controversy that had lingered for more than 15 years.