Goodbye to a Friend

[adriancwong at earthlink.net]

It is with great sadness that I learn from Troy's message just received of Bob's passing. Bob was a kind, considerate and personable gentleman, any individual would be privileged and honoured to be counted amongst his many friends and colleagues. I recall with great pleasure the happy times I shared with Bob and Lorrie at their contest.

Life goes on, every stage of life can be a fulfilling one. I wish Lorrie and the rest of the family good health and happiness, furthermore, that they will soon recover from their current indisposition.

Adrian



-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Terrenoire <amad2terry at juno.com>
Sent: Nov 6, 2003 4:31 PM
To: discussion at nsrca.org
Subject: Re: Goodbye to a Friend


Very sorry to hear of the loss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his
family and loved ones.

Terry T.

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 19:19:41 -0500 "Troy Newman" <troy_newman at msn.com>
writes:
> For those of you who have not heard. I have some very sad news. I 
> received
> word that early yesterday morning Nov 5, Bob Whitacre passed away 
> from a
> heart attack.
> 
> This past Saturday Nov 1 Bob was the host and CD of a pattern 
> contest at the
> Hollister Flying field in Northern California.
> 
> Bob was a very special guy. For some of you that don't know....I was 
> located
> in San Jose for 3 months this past spring. Bob was my flying buddy, 
> coach,
> and friend for that time. I must say that I owe much of the success 
> that I
> have had flying this year to Bob. I have never known anyone that 
> would come
> out with me at 9am and leave at 3pm  4 days a week. Bob would just 
> sit in
> his chair and coach. In most cases he would not even take his plane 
> out of
> the car. He was thrilled and enthused to just help me with my 
> flying. He was
> content to just spend time working with me. Top this off with the 
> fact that
> when I left the area I thanked him for the help..His comment was 
> "Hell I
> learned more watching you do it than I could have ever learned 
> flying
> myself"
> 
> Bob was somewhat active here on the list and I know that there are 
> at least
> 6-7 pilots in the San Jose area that Bob was mentoring. Bob was 
> truly a
> special guy that loved playing with our toy airplanes. He will 
> surely be
> missed by all that knew him.
> 
> To his wife Lorrie and all you guys in the group out there...Jenny 
> and I
> send our thoughts and prayers.
> 
> Thanks Bob. You have made a lasting impression on me.  I will never 
> forget
> you.....Its all 10's now my friend.
> 
> 
> Troy Newman
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