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Offline jepinto

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« on: July 28, 2007, 09:36:32 PM »
BobW passed away.  More details are available at http://macosx.com/forums/site-discussion/2...assed-away.html.

He will be missed.

Many thanks to Audone for letting me know.
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« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2007, 10:08:36 AM »
I must apologize, I locked this without meaning to do so.  Please, if you wish to share thoughts on BobW, please feel free to do so.
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Do not fear your enemies.  The worse they can do is kill you.  Do not fear friends.  At worst, they may betray you.
Fear those who do not care; they neither kill nor betray, but betrayal and murder exist because of their silent consent.
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2007, 10:22:23 AM »
Oh, my; it seems like I just "talked" to him!  This is so sudden!  Well, I guess it's sudden as I don't know about the overall state of his health or anything!  I was going to post a topic but now I feel it would be trite and I'll give it a rest!
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« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2007, 10:47:55 AM »
He helped and taught me much. I shall miss him sorely. verysad.gif
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« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2007, 11:21:20 AM »
I didn't really know Bobw ... but my heart goes out to his family.  tears.gif tears.gif tears.gif
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« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2007, 12:00:40 PM »
He was always so helpful to so many Mac users for many years. (He was also a fellow Philly guy.)
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« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 02:13:43 PM »
I'm sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family.  sad.gif

He was around from the beginning of my Internet experiences. He was at NoWonder and about every other Forum I've spent much time at. He's helped untold thousands of people. Many here.

For those that aren't sure. He had a Cowboy Avatar with a big mustache here.

Goodbye Bob.
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« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2007, 03:06:41 PM »
I am really sorry to hear this.
My condolences to his family, friends and everybody who knew him.
This includes all the boards he was so active on.

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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2007, 03:32:13 PM »
Bob - many have benefited from your help on computer problems, and from having you on our site.
Blessings on each member of his family.
Thanks to those who shared Bob with us.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2007, 03:34:18 PM »
I am profoundly saddened to hear of BobW's passing.

He was one of our wisest heads (and generous hearts) in knowing so much and sharing it so readily through informed and elegant prose that never required reinterpretation.

BobW and I had some exceedingly helpful exchanges in TeeEss threads over the years, as well as via some very pleasant PMs

Thank you Jennie for finding this NoWonder link.

We can only hope that his family receives this thread, so to learn that others share the sorrow of their loss.

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« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2007, 07:23:53 PM »
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....my heart goes out to his family.  tears.gif tears.gif tears.gif


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I am really sorry to hear this.
My condolences to his family, friends and everybody who knew him.


I can't say it any better. As someone's signature here says, "be thankful that it happened", or in this instance, be thankful that we knew Bob for as long as we did.
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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2007, 07:37:02 PM »
My condolences to his family too, I know that he must have been a wonderful person, just from his posts and how he helped people.
Tis indeed sad when the world loses someone like Bob.  I admire people like him, as these are the people who make life great for their families and friends.
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« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2007, 12:46:17 AM »
It saddens me to see this. Bob Wood was a long time trouble shooter here and around the Mac Community. His presence and advice will be sorely missed.

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« Reply #13 on: July 30, 2007, 12:56:08 AM »
I've dreaded the day we are informed of the loss of a member. We may never know in some cases but this time we at least have a chance to acknowledge all that Bob contributed to TS.  He was here from the beginning as a former NoWonder contributor.
Every once in a while someone would ask if RobW and BobW were the same person. Oddly they both are from the Philly area.

Thank you bobw for all your wise and helpful advice over the nearly 7 years at TS.  You will be greatly missed.  sad.gif
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« Reply #14 on: July 30, 2007, 10:16:08 AM »
I'm so sorry to hear this. My condolences to Bob's family and friends. The entire online Mac community who benefited from his help over the years has lost a great friend. sad.gif
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