Monday, July 8, 2024
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Bob was one of a kind. I am sure that everyone who knew him was touched by his wisdom, intelligence and experience .. but possibly mostly by his wonderful smile and sense of humour.
One thing he loved at Banff was to regale the students with stories, often about flying. One of my favourites was of a time he was putting a prototype jet through its paces to see how it performed. The story goes that he was flying at night when he glimpsed the moon through a break in the clouds. He said he turned and aimed straight for the moon, "threw it on full after-burners..." and just flew as far as he could until he ran out of atmosphere and fell back toward the earth.
Thirty-five years after I knew him at Banff, I thought about this story and made a photograph for him. I tracked him down and sent it to him. He sent me a lovely reply.
Blair
Onward Bob ..
