Kristin, I hope you and all Rob’s friends and family are doing well. I will be in the Sacramento area in early November and would like to pay my respects to you (and Lisa if possible) if you are willing, to honor Rob. If that is possible, I can be reached at
wmahorney@aol.com. No hard feelings either way, of course. All the best, Bill (Billy)
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I was so sorry to hear about Rob, or Robby as I knew him on El Prado Way. He was a sweet, funny, happy little guy and a great friend to my brother Bill. My sympathy to the family.
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1969, Henderson’s backyard, El Prado Way, Sacramento
Buddies
— with
Robby and Billy
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Rob was my first best friend. He and I were neighbors on El Prado in Sacramento and started school together at Cottage and learned to swim together in their home pool. We were thick as thieves. We kept in touch for years afterward, his Mom and Lisa also coming to visit us in SoCal in the late 70s. Time and my many moves led to us to eventually lose touch by the late 80s, but I thought of him often, googled him from time to time, but could not track him down. At 3 am today, I woke up thinking about him and googled him again and saw his face and thought I had finally found him (he still looks like my buddy Robby) but was shocked when I saw he had passed. Despite my sadness, I am happy to see he had such fine life and family, I always knew he was going to be successful, he had something special even as a kid. All the best to all his friends and family. Bill Mahorney (Billy)
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It's fairly apropos that I learned of Rob's passing this morning when I have been talking with my coworkers about how tired I am from daylight savings, as I used to be notorious at REI for not changing my clocks the night before. I worked with Rob at REI for 6.5 yrs, where my coworkers had very much become my family and it saddened me when I left. I had written Rob a long letter, detailing what working there had meant to me and how I was going to miss working with everyone moving forward. So it brought me joy when I heard a story that during a morning huddle on the first daylight savings after I left, Rob made a comment to the group along the lines of "Doug doesn't even work here anymore but he'll still probably show up late today." Now, that may not sound like the fondest sentiment, or be the greatest story, but you all knew Rob, and those who know me, understand why it felt good being thought of by him even when I wasn't around anymore. So I plan to do the same for him, and continue thinking of Rob even though he can't be here. My condolences to his family, his loved ones, and everyone else whose life he had touched.
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I am so saddened to hear of Rob’s sudden passing. When I first came to Sacramento REI he immediately took me under his wing and he and Raul became like big brothers to me while I was there. He was so kind, fun, caring, and genuine. He gave me wonderful advice not just in work but in life and I will always be grateful for his influence and friendship. My heart and thoughts go out to you and all of Rob’s loved ones during this difficult time, it is truly a tremendous loss.
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I only knew Rob for a short period of time during his presence at Dogtopia. It was enough to make a lasting impression as to what a wonderful human he was. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew him.
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It was sad to hear of your loss. I wish you all the best for the future. I worked with Rob at REI ...he was funny...hard sometimes but fair...he left his corner of the world a better place for having been here.
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Our family is still in shock over the loss of such an incredibly caring man. It seemed to me his joy in life was to always take care of those he loved. Rob was good at that.
One of my favorite memories was Rob telling me …..“Don’t worry about Kristin, remember she is precious to me too.”
And the grieving has begun, and sometime the days will become more gentle, but Rob will always be in the hearts of those who love him.
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Dear Kristin and family,
I'm in complete shock! Rob was a dear high school friend, who I'd visit at REI from time to time. I just introduced my new and second husband to Rob at REI not too long ago. I'm just in disbelief as you must have been and are.
In high school Rob was in yearbook. I had just lost a ton of weight when I joined the cross country team to get the cross country running star to be my homecoming date, and I was particularly photogenic then. Rob got some of the most beautiful pictures of me that I will always cherish! The cross country star moved on, but Rob was always a good friend to me.
Baruch dayan haemet. May his name be for a blessing. We were all so blessed by him during his short life. I am profoundly sorry for your and your family's loss. The world lost a truly good man.
Best Regards,
Tristen Billerbeck
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