I helped Bob one day in Portal, Arizona when he was having trouble with the
starter in his bus. I did the quick whack and cleaned the terminals and
vroom vroom, farfagmagic happened.

I usually called or visited over the years there in Portal.  Generally two
or three calls a year.  I called last week to the old number there in Portal
to wish a best of the Solstice and see how he was getting on.  Number has
recently been disconnected, robovoice said.  Bob left no forwardiing
number.  But if on a clear cold desert night you look up in just the right
place, you might catch Bob and Ed Abbey laughing around a pinon campfire.
Bob was a defender.

As usual for those interested a web search for Bob Waldmire will tell the
rest of the story.  The Chicago Sun Times has a video.

Al