I met Bob gosh probably 16 years ago. We worked together at Honeywell. He was one of instructors on our training team. Here is what I will remember about Bob.

- he was a New England transplant to Tennessee. He kept his accent and his love for the Patriots.

- we often had conversations about Barney the Dinosaur and Darth Vader often on the same day. These were 2 names we had for our purple and black sets of equipment.

- we both had appreciation for country music and would discuss our opinions on the newer music coming out of Nashville.

- he loved to cook and talk about food.

- and he loved to take cruises. I could never understand why he was so fascinated but now I think I need to take one for his sake.

- he introduced us to his sweet wife and showed us around Nashville a couple of times.

- he taught me the real meaning behind "oh bless her heart".

- he taught me that less is more and experiences and spending time with your loved ones was so much more important. (Personally I am still working on this one.)

- they were able to take a trip to the UK before he was diagnosed and was hoping to return when he felt better.  I feel sad that him and Joanne missed out on that second trip.

You will be missed Bob. I pray for his wife as she navigates this new season of life. She is strong and smart. And she was so loved and blessed with Bob as her husband. And he was blessed to have been loved and so patiently cared for by his wife.

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Bob. Having worked with him for years, I always found him to be such a friendly and helpful person. He would always spend way too much time helping others with their problems.

He was a great guy to work with and he will be missed.