A great friend of mine I miss Bob . I new his brother all had heart problems all died early in life . I was with his sister at the cemmitery.
We had so much fun Bob worked Jim Edger Allen Dickson. He always told to get my diver lisenses on my B-Day so they think I am a City employee I had the best diving record in Illinois Thanks Bob
I didn't really meet bob until high school was almost over.i thought he was not only very nice but also very funny.i enjoyed that brief friendship.i was sad to hear he died at such a young age.i think he died in his early 20's.the last time we spoke I think he was already having health issues.
Bobby was my next door neighbor on Phillips Avenue and probably my best friend during our first several years at Coles. As I recall, Bobby was about 6 months older than I was. For some reason (lost in a distant memory), Bobby was held back for a semester. I remember when I first heard about his father's death - a heart related ailment. (His father, I believe, was a physician). We must have been only about 6 or 7. I recall that I had difficulty processing this event and promptly moved on to playing baseball or marbles with Bobby. It's really unfortunate that all the males in his family carried that hereditary gene. His brothers Charlie and Phil also died at a young age from the same or related condition. Some of you might remember Bobby's nephews Mark and Todd Drollinger. All of these families lived in the same building on Phillips where Bobby lived with his widowed mother in the basement unit.
George Hardin
Enjoyed Bobby's humor and antics, most deservedly getting "class clown".Herbert Pozen
A great friend of mine I miss Bob . I new his brother all had heart problems all died early in life . I was with his sister at the cemmitery.
We had so much fun Bob worked Jim Edger Allen Dickson. He always told to get my diver lisenses on my B-Day so they think I am a City employee I had the best diving record in Illinois Thanks Bob
Nancy Apel (Jones)
I didn't really meet bob until high school was almost over.i thought he was not only very nice but also very funny.i enjoyed that brief friendship.i was sad to hear he died at such a young age.i think he died in his early 20's.the last time we spoke I think he was already having health issues.
Joel Miller
Bobby was my next door neighbor on Phillips Avenue and probably my best friend during our first several years at Coles. As I recall, Bobby was about 6 months older than I was. For some reason (lost in a distant memory), Bobby was held back for a semester. I remember when I first heard about his father's death - a heart related ailment. (His father, I believe, was a physician). We must have been only about 6 or 7. I recall that I had difficulty processing this event and promptly moved on to playing baseball or marbles with Bobby. It's really unfortunate that all the males in his family carried that hereditary gene. His brothers Charlie and Phil also died at a young age from the same or related condition. Some of you might remember Bobby's nephews Mark and Todd Drollinger. All of these families lived in the same building on Phillips where Bobby lived with his widowed mother in the basement unit.