: I will miss Bob a lot, we have had at least one
: and sometimes two yearly reunions during my
: training in Ft. Worth for the last 15 years,
: just wanted to let you all know he thought a
: lot of this forum and it's members. He
: brought me up to speed on you whenever we
: got together or in phone calls. Lump, Tom
: and Bob were mentioned at most of our get
: togethers. Taylor and I went through flight
: school together including the first month as
: snowbirds for class 66-17, then we did the
: first 6 months together at the 119th sharing
: the same cubical in the hooch.
: Although he was a maintenance officer and it
: wasn't required, he did fly as much as
: possible with us in order to gain flight
: time to reach his goal to become a test
: pilot at Bell. Since he was an old timer to
: us, hell he was 27 when in flight school, he
: used his experience to help and guide us
: through the challenges we faced. He was a
: genius in the work he did while at Bell.
: I am real glad he and I had a very good night
: at the Mexican restaurant when he finished
: his first rounds of chemo and thought he'd
: beaten the cancer. this is last time I saw
: him, but talked many times as his disease
: progressed. He faced the end quite bravely
: but still fighting.
: Salute>

Allen, thanks for that. I knew you guys were close but did not know your history.

If you hear of anything we can do for his wife and family would you please let us know?

Thanks,
Bob K--