Saturday, March 2, 2019
My sincere condolences to Bob's family.
I had the very good fortune to meet Bob on the golf course in 2004. He had had recent surgery and was limited to 9 holes walking and then 9 holes with a cart. We enjoyed each other's company and played several times together in the early morning. The following year, I moved to a different course and returned to his course in 2009. Bob had his own cart now and insisted that I ride with him. We must have shared at least 80 early morning rounds. Bob was quite a storyteller as he shared many funny and interesting stories during his radio broadcast days. Bob had an opinion on every subject and every round was entertaining. There was severe vandalism to the course in Oct. Therefore, I moved to a different course from 2010 to 2016, returning to his course in 2017. After a 7 year absence, the first golfers I met on my first day of golf was Bob and his friend, Ron. They now only played 9 holes each day while I played 9 holes before they arrived and I joined them on my second 9. Bob's health was failing, but he loved golf and played as many rounds as possible.
I believe that I played golf with Bob on his final round in Oct., 2017. His health prevented him from returning to golf in 2018. I visited him in the hospital in Aug., 2018. We shared a lot of stories and laughter during our final time together and he was always the optimist.
Bob was a good friend to so many and will always be sincerely missed.
