Reading Jeff's thoughts and recollections, I must say, I had the exact same
experience with Bob.  And I have always thought of him warmly with respect.
He may not carry on giving us his best anymore, but his greatness did not
leave us.  His example of how to treat a person, his patience, kindness has
rubbed off on us all.  I still see him in my mind, at one of the
Vanagon-get-togethers, sitting in the door way of his van, thinner than he
probably used to be, having a medical band on his left wrist, gently
smiling.  He never left his lifelong love; the VW Engine, and all that comes
with it.
I guess, we are a little bit like him too.
Best wishes to all,
Zoltan

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Lincoln
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:24 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: RIP Boston Bob

I never had one of his engines either - although I wanted one :)

My only contact with Bob was many years ago when I was having some issues
with the oil warning buzzer going off on my '90 2.1L. Someone gave me his
number and told me to call him. I was a bit apprehensive because he didn't
know me and to call out of the blue - well I didn't want to intrude on the
guy. I did however want my issue fixed and so I called. What a great guy!
He gave me some great detailed advice that helped me fix the problem and we
had about an hour long conversation on top of that. The man treated me like
we had been friends for years - that was only one interaction with the man
but it said a lot in my book about the kind of person he was.

I remember how saddened I was to learn of his passing. His death was a
great loss to our vanagon/bus community - more so however it was a great
loss of a good soul. I know this post is a couple of days old now but my
thoughts will be with his family and close friends today.

--
Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus

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