<strong>Who:</strong> Robert Keith Garrett, 61, formerly of Olathe.</p><p><strong>When and how he died: </strong>Sept. 27, of a heart attack.</p><p><strong>Young at heart: </strong>Bob Garrett believed work should be left at the office and each day should be lived with the understanding that the next day was not guaranteed. </p><p>That&rsquo;s one reason he retired early from a 31-year career at an Olathe insurance company and bought a house 15 minutes from his favorite destination &mdash; Disney World. </p><p>&ldquo;I guess you might say Bob was a little bit like Peter Pan,&rdquo; said his wife, Shirley Bunch. &ldquo;He was very young at heart.&rdquo;</p><p>His &ldquo;aha&rdquo; moment came at age 40, when his manager retired with plans to finally travel and do things he couldn&rsquo;t do while working. When his manager died shortly after, Bob decided he wouldn&rsquo;t wait. </p><p>He scrimped and used vacation days to travel, orchestrating trips through the United States and Western Europe. He went to Disney World 17 times and his other favorite destination, Yellowstone National Park, 18 times. He played video games into his 60s, said his son, Matthew Garrett. He made plans to retire early.</p><p>&ldquo;I thank God that he had the insight, foresight, premonition to make sure that we lived a very full life together,&rdquo; his wife said. </p><p><strong>Geezer geyser gazer:</strong> Bob died of a heart attack a mere six years after his early retirement, but only after a &ldquo;perfect&rdquo; Sunday hike at Yellowstone.</p><p>He and his wife referred to themselves as a couple of &ldquo;geezer geyser gazers.&rdquo; That&rsquo;s how much they loved Yellowstone. </p><p>Although the plunging economy jeopardized their annual trip this fall, in typical fashion they cut expenses elsewhere and took the trip anyway. </p><p>&ldquo;We lived within our means, but we lived life to its fullest,&rdquo; Bunch said. &ldquo;We did everything we really wanted to do.&rdquo;</p><p>The couple checked into Old Faithful Inn that day and made a favorite eight-mile hike to Fairy Falls. Only on his way back from admiring the 197-foot drop of water did Bob begin complaining of chest pains.</p><p>&ldquo;He was happy up until the last hour of his life. We were doing what we love to do,&rdquo; Bunch said. &ldquo;I guess if you have to go, that&rsquo;s the way to go.&rdquo;</p><p><strong>Aging Mouseketeer: </strong>Bob and his wife also called themselves a couple of aging Mouseketeers. </p><p>As children they watched the original Mickey Mouse Club, and as retirees, they delighted to enter the bubbly fantasy world of Disney once or twice a week.</p><p>They loved to eat their way across Epcot Center and celebrated every birthday and anniversary at a Disney restaurant. </p><p>Bob loved Disney World so much that he asked his family to memorialize him there. His family held an intimate memorial for him at the Magic Kingdom and rode his favorite rides in his memory. </p><p>They scattered some ashes around a brick he donated, at the entrance to the Magic Kingdom, and behind a statue of Mickey on Main Street USA.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s where he wanted to spend eternity,&rdquo; said his wife. </p><p><strong>Survivors include: </strong>His mother, wife, son, daughter-in-law, three grandchildren.</p><p><strong>Last words: </strong>His wife recalled how a couple of months before her husband died, he told her he had done everything he wanted to do with his life. </p><p>Now she sits on their porch in Florida, where it&rsquo;s warm this winter. </p><p>&ldquo;I come out here and sit and think about all the wonderful vacations and times we spent together,&rdquo; Bunch said. &ldquo;I have nothing but good memories of our 26-year marriage.&rdquo;