Saturday, April 4, 2020
In Australian-speak Bob was my "good mate" from about 4th grade on. We schooled together, ate together, played baseball together (he was our team's catcher), went to Camp Ockanickon together (in the Pines), did stage crew stuff together, double-dated for PHS dances, solved Miss Nolan's chemistry homework problems together (a DDD activity), went to Michigan (he to Michigan, I to MSU - "the Cow College") for study and travel, shared best-man roles at each other's wedding. He had a ready laugh, was a steady, reliable friend, a very practically clever bloke and a really devoted family man. Our times together became quite limited when I move to Australia (a long time ago now), but whenever we were able to get together it didn't take long for the separation of miles and years to fade into the background over chats in the living room, lunch or dinner out somewhere, revisiting PHS or the Camp, or whatever. Then, despite his growing infirmity, how special was that PHS '62/'63 Reunion Lunch we got to share in 2017! Rest peacefully old friend - I'm grateful we traveled at least some of life together. To Linda, Karen, Keith and Kevin, Mary Lou and I send our deepest and most sincere condolences, praying you find the One we know as the Comforter of all Comforters is sustaining each of you in your own private loss and separation.
