On september 13 DR. BOB passed away. As one of the original members here and one of my favorite people on the site, this is very sad. His contributions and remarks were always very positive and inspirational. His wife Nina has stated that she will check in periodically so any well wishing PM's can be sent through his space here and will be seen.

Boy, I am sorry to hear that, he was a wealth of knowlege and information and a pure joy to talk on the phone, I spoke with him on the phone a couple of times when he ordered screens and was alway very nice, and had occasion to talk to him in the chat a few times.

Again, sorry to hear this.

Dave Parker
Satin Snow Ground Glass

This is really sad, I will miss his contribuitions.

Farewell, Dr. Bob.... I really will miss his vast knowledge. :(
To Dr. Bob's wife, we send you our heartfelt sympathy. Thank you for sharing him with us for so long.

I had a PM from Nina this afternoon... Needless to say, I was shocked. I'll miss his contributions and wonderful sense of humor (and sarcasm!). R.I.P. my friend...

this is a sad day.

i'll really miss conversations with dr. bob in the chatroom and reading his well thought out posts.

my heartfelt sympathies.

john

I am shocked and very sad to hear about this. He will be missed. My sympathy to his Wife and Family.

The last time I talked to Dr Bob in the chat room we agreed to meet when I was next in Maryland, I would supply the single malt and Bob was to buy lunch. Sadly I'll never have the pleasure of shaking his hand and sharing the malt and lunch but I will toast his memory with a single malt after I've posted this message.

RIP Bob and thank you for sharing.

I am sad to hear this news also. I echo all the thoughts listed here. He will be missed.

lee\c

Very sad news. My sympathy to his family and loved ones.

So sad to hear of Dr Bob's passing. My condolences to his wife and family. He will surely be missed here at APUG.

gene

I also offer my condolences to his family. Unfortunately, I didn't have as much time to get to know him as others here did, but I appreciated his wit and generousity and will certainly miss him.

Paul.

Since it's been a couple of weeks now since his passing, I didn't think that sending flowers was really appropriate. Instead, I just made a donation to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (http://www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org/ipf.htm) in memory of "dr bob" Smith (they'll send the family a letter). If anyone needs his family contact info to send a card or for making donations, drop me a PM.

So sad to hear this, and shocked...can only echo the previous comments.

RIP Dr. Bob, we will miss you ....

I too am shocked. I can't believe it. Dr. Bob, you'll be missed.

Very sad to hear. I'm grateful that I got to know him, know him as well as someone can be known via the e-mail and conversations. My deepest sympathy for Dr Bob's family.

Good Evening,

Very sorry I never had the chance to meet Dr. Bob. Reading his Forum posts was informative and very much worthwhile, and seeing his photos in the Gallery was enjoyable, too.

Konical

My sincere condolences to his family!

André

That is sad news. My condolences to Nina and to his family. For those who didn't get to know him, here is a link to his APUG profile--member number 27--which contains links to his posts and personal gallery:

http://www.apug.org/forums/member.php?u=27

Here's a direct link to his personal gallery:

http://www.apug.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=27

I love the smell of fixer in the morning. It smells like...creativity!
Truly, dr bob.

Dear Nina, I'm very sad to hear of your loss. My thoughts are with you. Warm wishes, Nicole

Sad indeed, condolences to the family.

I'm terribly sad about this. He was a wonderful person.

I am sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to his family. He will be missed.

He was a great help, and will be missed.

So sad. Dr. Bob was a classy guy whos posts I enjoyed from my very first days here. Heartfelt condolences to his family. He will be missed...and remembered!