NFT: In memory of Bob from Annapolis

My sympathy goes to his family and all his BBI friends.

we will miss you.

Two things come to mind......

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.

to a wonderful man. May all his family and many friends find comfort in the warm-hearted memories of the lives he touched.

May God bless him and his family during this difficult time.

Sincerest condolences to his family. May Bob rest in eternal peace.....except on Sundays when he watches over his beloved Giants from the best seat in the house.

disturbing news. He's much too young to leave this world behind, a world that cries out for men like him.

My heart and prayers go out to his family.

is powerful testimony that online communities are way more than just pixels on a screen. Bob trusted people, was always happy to make a new friend, helped people find jobs, even opened his and Linda's home to visitors from BBI.

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.

cloudy and grey. RIP, doc.

and prayers are to Bob's family,friends, and loved ones, may he RIP.

Prayers to his family.

One of the first and nicest BBI'ers I met. A really great guy.

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.

Very upsetting news.

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.

I had the honor of playing in a local annual golf tournament with Bob and a couple of other Giants fans over the past few years. It was fun to listen to him tell stories about many of you, whether they were trainging camp stories or CCSP stories. I can tell you that all of you made a big impact on him and he talked about his fellow BBIers as if they were his second family.

was the first BBIer I saw every summer at training camp, every single year. It will not be the same...we'll miss you Bob. RIP.

Without question, one of the treasures of going to summer in Albany. Truly a wonderful person to speak with and be around. Albany wil be very different without him.

Bob was a true veteran here and was always one of the guys I looked to find a comment from. You will be sorely missed RIP
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I bet he was laughing about the game thread meltdown when Frisco scored to take the lead!

I did not know Bob other than from his occasional posts but this thread is testament to how well liked he was. My condolences to his family and friends.

awful news. He was a good man and will be missed. RIP Bob.

My prayers go out to his family..

we will all miss you

Best wishes to your family.

R.I.P

My sympathies to Bob's family.

Bob was one of the first BBIers I met in person at the old tailgate. This is terrible terrible news and I feel so sorry for Bob and his family right now. I am at a complete loss for words . All is can say is God Bless Bob, God rest his soul and God Bless his family he left behind. I am completely at a loss, such tragic, sudden news...

When the DC BBIers met at Garrett's in '02. A great guy. He later sold me some tix he couldn't use and I picked them up at his house (in Severna Park, actually - town next to Annapolis). It was a bit late on a Friday night, & I felt a little awkward arriving at such an hour, but Linda immediately offered me a drink and stayed an chatted for about a half hour. A fond memory of Bob & Linda....

First time online this weekend and so saddened to hear this news. Though we missed camp this year, Bob was one of the reasons we even would go. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Linda and his children and Bruce as well. We always admired the friendship shared between Bruce and Bob. I will miss our friendship and our times on the golf course. Rest easy my friend.

about the evils of the internet, this thread shows that the web can introduce us to folks like Bob who can touch our lives in a positive way. Like many others here, I met Bob at camp and through this forum, and like those others found him a quality fellow. He will be missed.

My condolences to his family and those who feel his loss.

and i see this, depressing. this pm i have a memorial service for my 57 yar old colleague who also died of an acute cardiac event.

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

I met Bob a couple of times at our annual FedEx tailgate party. I nicer man I won't meet. My oldest daughter said that Giant fans are just so much nice than everyone else and Bob certainly fits is a prime reason why. My prayers along with all of you above are also with his family.

thank you all for posting your memories and thoughts of Bob. Eric, if you don't mind could you give me a heads up before this is deleted? i'd like to print this out for Linda.

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.

I wish I was more clear headed at the time, but I do remember smoking cigars (margi's) and a hell of a lot of laughs. The pic from above with Bob and Chopper was after a good night of eats and drinks and about 5 or 6 or us sitting outside the Best Western laughing our asses off.

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.

during Fassel's last season...both teams were 4-8 and it was -10 wind chill...well there we all were all down and depressed about the Giants wasted season (and freezing our asses off). And I will never forget Bob, all bundled up trying to drink some beer in front of the fire we had built, telling anyone who would listen that if the Giants won their last 4 games and got some help, they could still make the playoffs.

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.

but as this website so eloquently proves, there is an immediate and special bond among Giants fans. No words can ever console the hurt that Bob's family is feeling, but my family and I will keep them in our thoughts and prayers as they navigate through this most difficult time.

Rest In Peace Bob.

so when I scrolled throught the first page and saw the terrible news, it took me two reads to be sure what I was reading was right.

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.

So sad, such a loss for us all. He was a kind man and the world is always needing more kind men. I've seen Bob at camp every year for I believe 10 seasons (if memory serves). The world is diminished with his passing. It will be so strange without him at games or camp. My condolences to Bob's family, close friends and this community which Bob enriched. Peace.

and while there was no "gloom and doom" pall cast over the festivities, every time someone mentioned Bob's name (it was often), there was this momentary silence and a stare, to a person, that said it all. Truly shocking. There were a few stories, similar to the ones already posted here, but mostly just warm thoughts about the man. And then the stares again, and the head-shaking. I think those at the game yesterday, who knew of Bob even a little bit, like me, thought of him during the great win.

My condolences

I thought of Bob the whole game...he would have loved to have been there.

When I was staying at Bob and Linda's place, I was homesick for my kitties at home, so I had gotten Cat Fancy magazine, the Kitten issue, with loads of pictures of cute tiny little kittens...and was leafing through it, getting my feline fix, at the breakfast table.

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.

Very sorry. I never met him, but he seemed like a great man. Rest in peace. Prayers to him and his family.

I was sure I would cross paths with Bob at a bar someday. My prayers go out for him and his family.

to his family. You will be in my prayers.

for all your thoughts, well wishes, and stories. Bob was my dad, and I know he would be touched to see all of your posts. I had the pleasure of meeting several of you, and even got to enjoy a tailgate at the Panther/Giant playoff game a couple of seasons ago. That's me in the enemy attire.



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 )

your dad was a cool guy, and I liked him a lot.

and am so saddened to hear this news. What an absolute sweetheart of a man. He'll be sorely, sorely missed.

RIP, Bob. And my thoughts and prayers to his entire family.

We're all deeply saddened, and sorry for your loss. Your father was very often the first person who would greet me upon arriving at a tailgate, a kind, gentle soul. God Bless.

but as you can see, your father touched many, many people and that is a fantastic legacy to leave behind. I talked to you him about you, and the rest of your family, many times. He was very, very proud of you all. I wish you all well and hope that all the kinds words people have for Bob help you find some peace.

Having been there when you were born, I find it hard to believe that as an adult you're coming on here to talk about your Dad's passing...Surreal to say the least...I hope Allison is holding up okay, your mom as well...

Bruce

Very sorry to hear about the loss of your Father, I never had the honor of meeting him but just in reading this thread I can see what a great guy he was. Many here were privileged to call him a friend but only you and your sister were lucky enough to call him Dad. Best wishes to you and your family in this time of grief.