“Bo” Anthony Rota, 49, of Kansas, OK, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2026 in Bentonville. He was born July 15, 1976 in Voorhees, New Jersey to Anthony “Tony” and Darlene Reed Rota.
He was preceded in death by his mother Darlene Rota.
Bo was an aircraft mechanic for Envoy Airline part of the Local 576 TWU Union. He loved cats, watching horror movies, and he loved his job. Bo enjoyed riding motorcycles, guns, fishing, and playing video games. He loved taking road trips with Alicia to science fiction destinations. Bo had a special place for Julianna, Alicia’s daughter.
His sister Toni said that he got the name “Bo” because she couldn’t say “brother”…so it just came out as “Bo”.
He is survived by his father Tony Rota and his wife Eileen of Winslow; his partner Alicia Roberts; sister Toni Rota and husband Chris Cline of Winslow; brother John Rota and wife Heather of Springdale; sister Debbie Ellis and husband Ryan of Barling; and sister Mary Rota and her partner Eli Johnson of Murray.
Numerous nieces and nephews: Toni’s children, Keith, Chase (his son Bo), and Carl; John’s children, J.J. (his son Tony), Lai Layah and her husband Richard Morse (and their children Dean, Ella, and Maddie; Debbie’s children, Aaron, Ethan, Roman, and Shane; and Mary’s daughter, Sagen.
A celebration of life service to be announced.
Private family burial will take place at a later date.
Worked with Bo for 20 years. We had a lot of laughs and did a lot of head scratching on some troublesome aircraft. Bo will surly be missed by myself and many others.