Bob has been my Airforce Buddy and Buddy throughout since 1955. I feel the sorrow of his death and will sure miss the old boy. Nell-I feel for you and will give you a call just as soon as I can. 
George

I'm thinking of you & your family. May God bless you and keep you safe.

My memories of Uncle Bob we always called him Bobby when I was young are special. I grew up in Boulder, Colorado and most of our relatives were either on the east or west coasts. Uncle Bob drove 18-wheel trucks cross country to support his family and sometimes he stopped in Boulder when he travelled through the central part of the country. I only found out later in life that routes through the Rocky mountains are avoided if you can travel where it doesn?t snow. I was little, probably 6-10 years old at the time. We lived on Alpine Avenue, so I had to be older than 4 and I know I wasn?t a teenager yet. He would come visit and there was this really neat that is the word we used; now days they would say ?cool? truck out front of our house. When he got there we would go outside and see him. He would always run his hand through my hair like adults sometimes do with boys. I remember that, I guess because now days I don?t have any hair on my head to speak of so that is a special memory. Also, Uncle Bob was tall ? taller than my Dad, Jerry. On at least one trip I met my Aunt Nell and cousins Steve and Tim. In my mind?s eye, these were also neat people ? they still are very special! As a kid I got to see my uncle only a few times, but those remain special times in my memory. In 1993, a couple of years after my wife, Paula, and I moved to Texas, Uncle Bob, Uncle JoLeroy Joe, and my parents met in San Antonio for a visit. This was early in 1993, probably February or March. We all had a wonderful visit. It was special to see all of the brothers together and to hear stories from their youth and it was as special to meet all of my cousins ? my extended family. We all got caught up in our lives and I did not talk to Uncle Bob again until this past Christmas and I was able to reconnect with him and with Nell. It was a wonderful visit. I am so sad that Uncle Bob has passed on, but through my Aunt Nell and my cousins, I know he was a kind, loving person in every sense of the word. I so mourn your loss. Kennedy

Dear Kelly & Family, 
 Words seem inadequate to tell you and your family how sorry we are for the loss of your Dad, one who was dearly loved by all of you. Take comfort in knowing he's free of any pain and suffering. You're in our thoughts and prayers. God be with you. We love you, 
 Uncle Mac, Aunt Mae, Dawn & Matt

Nel, this poem gave me such comfort, I know it will do the same for you. I love you. I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side, 
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts 
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. 
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck 
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone" Gone where? Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast, 
hull and spar as she was when she left my side. 
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me -- not in her. 
And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone," 
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices 
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes! 
And that is dying." Henry Van Dyke

We are so sorry for your loss! We know that words cannot relieve the pain and sorrow that your family feels at this difficult time but please know that we are praying for all of you. With all our love and deepest sympathy...

Bob was an affable gentleman and dearly loved by his wife and children. He will be greatly missed.

dear kelly and family, my heart is broken for all of you. mark and i are praying for each of you and i know the LORD will hold you in HIS arms of comfort. i love you and i am so very sorry. we are grieving with you. love, laurie

Please know that Carl & I have ya'll in our prayers at this time. I wish that I was there to put my arms around ya'll. I will always think of ya'll as family and Papa Smurf will be truly missed. With all my love-Beth

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Robert E. Gardner

1 mayo, 1934 – 5 marzo, 2009

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