Bob Struble

Robert Struble (1899–1967) was a political figure and social welfare reformer in Washington from the post-World War II years until his death in Seattle on July 26, 1967.

From 1949 to 1953 Struble was chief assistant to Jack Taylor, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands.

Under Struble's leadership, the NDVR program attracted national attention for its initiative in converting welfare from handouts to career retraining.

He was the grandnephew of ex-Iowa Congressman Isaac Struble and the first cousin of football hall-of-famer Max Krause.

They dared to break, or at least bend, some of the habits that so often make a prison of a society crammed with treasures.