I regret to inform the BBI family that Bob from Annapolis passed away yesterday. He had successful surgery on Wed, left the hospital, and had a heart attxk yesterday. Three will be a rememberance party, next Saturday in Severna Park Maryland. His wife, Linda has invited the BBi family and asks that asall arrangements be made through me if you are planning to come, My email address is FOODMAN22451@MSN.COM
May G-d easr their pain....and bless Bob Bennett
1. Another voice of Giant Concern/Love is forever silenced.
2. The Giant Community is one fellow short now.
Without knowing Bob, I offer my heart-felt condolences to his family and his friends on BBI that knew him.
My heart and prayers go out to his family.
When he and Linda put me and Larry in Penncilvania up for a Draft Weekend in the DC area, you'd think they were entertaining a head of state. They cooked for us, put us up in comfort in their lovely home...literally stuffed us with the most fabulous, delicious foods...drove us around, to parties and gatherings...were just divine.
I remember walking into the sink, seeing the faucet running on low, and turning it off. When Linda came into the kitchen, she turned it back on. It was left on for their kitties. So they were generous to animals too, caring more than the kitties should be happy, drinking from their favored source, than that the counter should be pristine from little paws.
One of the kitties barfed in the living room. No one got angry or upset. Just cleaned up after the kitty and wanted to make sure it wasn't sick. Such a sweet, loving couple --literally kind to ALL.
I am so sad to hear of his passing. I was hoping that Bob would finally get relief from the pain he had been living with for as long as I knew him.
It seemed that it was always Bob that I noticed first when scanning the crowded "hill" at training camp for the BBI gang.
My deepest sympathies and prayers go out to Bob's family.
Eric: thanks for telling us. You manage to make what is now a huge web community seem like a small family. That's why so many people, like Bob, stay with BBI year in and year out.
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My sympathies to Bob's family.
My condolences to his family and those who feel his loss.
bad day, good memories of bob. i actually remember sitting in the lobby of he best western with him, telling him we had better get him to hospital. he survived that, but i guess sooner or later the reaper wins.
i liked him, a good guy, a lunch pail guy, a sweet guy. what else can i say. the bbi community is dominshed
Bob in Annapolis' S.O. - Linda's screen persona, asks that if you have any stories about Bob you want to share (some have already) to please go ahead and put them here. she'll share them with his loved ones on saturday. Montreal Man and i spent a few minutes with her on sunday evening. she was VERY pleased to see the pix from the tailgate. i'll be printing it up for her to keep. this is one amazing woman...in the midst of her grief she's telling me to come and get Bob's Giants stuff because it will mean more to Steve and i than her and asking me about my love life!
his family is hosting a 'ceremony of rememberance' on saturday afternoon. they'll be lifting toasts and telling stories about Bob...he will be cremated this week. if you're interested in attending, lemme know and i'll get you the details.
what a good man. funny, charming, kind, concerned, wicked prankster, doctor, fisherman, loving father, doting and proud grandfather and Giants fan.
he treated me like family from day one. inviting me to visit for the weekend; witnessing his relationship grow with Linda; including me on training camp trips and game days when i was still new to BBI; meeting me in DC for preseason trips to CCSP on the hopes of seeing the game; joining the nutcases in Laurel for a good time on sundays to watch the Giants AND heckle our NFC East rivals..."for old dudes, they can hang" was high praise from the fellas! calling before and after the surgery to reset my leg...my 2nd opinion ;O); when i, on impulse, hopped on a plane to FL for the superbowl...with no game tix. it was Bob, when i got a crisis of faith from the Atlanta airport that asked "do you want to come home? i'll come pick you up at the airport." but he was also the man that took a faceful of mashed potatoes from Bruce and threw back his streamed veggies without hesistation...we should have been thrown outta more places now that i think about it.
Our Bob, with a cigar, scotch on the rocks, a steak and the Giants...you lived well Bob...now live on in eternal life...i loved you and you'll be missed.
He had so much more material on Fiddy Six than the rest of us, he was a gold mine. And a very good soul.
Very glad to have met you Bob.
That was Bob....he was always an optimist and that was what made him so special...
I loved ya Bob and I'll see you in Big Blue heaven one day.
Rest In Peace Bob.
This is very sad. Bob was a terrific guy and someone I related to like he was my age. He had a sense of humor where you could make any joke no matter how raunchy or juvenile, yet whenever he contributed with one, they were always classy and witty. The thing about this attribute that I think is so special is it created this dynamic is that while you (I) would feel weird about the filthy borderline offensive joke you just told, this venerable old man would laugh with you even if he was totally grossed out just to ensure you weren't embarassed. But at the same time he led by example and made you realize that you could be funny and classy at the same time.
I will definitely miss you Bob! And that is a great pic jlukes.
Bob, Linda and Larry joked about my "Kitty Porn." It was hilarious. Such good times and good laughs. Needless to say, Bob and Linda cooked up a breakfast fit for a king.
Then Bob drove us down to Steve in MD's draft party, where Steve served up a spread that could feed an army.
That whole long weekend, wherever I went, I GORGED myself and didn't pay a cent. It was an "Eat My Face Off" weekend, and I had soooo much fun. Bob and Linda's hospitality and generosity were at the heart of it all.
What a sweet, kind man. I just adored him. And knowing that he was in pain, pretty much all the time, made it even more remarkable that he put on a happy face and was so kind.
What a doll. I will miss him.
I can tell you that he spoke of all of you the same way you are speaking of him now. I believe one of the biggest reasons he was such a big Giants fan was because of all of you. He went to the games as much for the tailgates as he did to sit in the stands. And he went to Training Camps to see you guys just as much as he did to see the team.
You meant so much to him, and I thank you for that. Regarding "services" - as Steve mentioned at the beginning of this thread we are having a gathering in Severna Park, MD on Saturday. I believe it will be held at his sister's house. Someone will post more information once we have it.
I do know that in lieu of flowers you can make a donation to the American Heart Association in his name. You can donate online (I've added a link) or you can send donations to Linda if you have her address, or go through Steve. His e-mail is above.
Once again, thank you very much for all your thoughts and prayers.
- Adam Bennett
American Heart Association Online Memorial Donations - ( New Window )
RIP, Bob. And my thoughts and prayers to his entire family.
Bruce