Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Aunt Gail, Bruce, Rosemary, and all of Uncle Bob's family and friends, I am deeply sorry for Uncle Bob's passing. Eighty-one years does not seem nearly long enough for a man of Uncle Bob's vitality and accomplishments. I will miss his ready smile, wisdom, and encouragement. I will miss how he shared with me a few jaw-dropping stories simply because, I felt, he wanted to honor my humble military service. And I will NEVER forget him flying that HH-52A in to Grandad's farm in Kearneysville... dropping the message on a little slate chalkboard from a hover before returning later to land...was to my child's eyes an event more exciting than the arrival of Santa Claus! One of my lifelong heroes.
