Robert W Hull

So sorry to see that Bob has passed on. My sympathy to you, Siraj, and to the rest of Bob's family. I will be thinking of you during this sad time.

Bob and Siraj have been wonderful neighbors for decades. We are especially thankful for him allowing our daughter and her childhood friend access to fish his pond. It was always a welcome sight to see him at his mailbox or stopping by for a chat as we worked in our yard. He will be missed and we send our sympathies to Siraj and his family.

I am Robert’s nephew Lee and I have many memories of my fantastic Uncle! The one that I will talk about now is the Wisconsin dells . I was a young kid maybe 10 or so. May have been 1977 or around there. My mother Marilyn Bobs sister made arrangements for me to go visit him. I was excited as can be imagined. Can’t remember the logistics of how I got there but when I d he had plans. We did very memorable things 1st up the Wisconsin dells we did some tourist type things . Then ended up near the heart of town which was arcades galore. I as a young kid in 1977 or so wanted to play all the games in the arcade. Uncle Bob adjusted to this and found a place that served food and beer nearby the areas I was playing games. He gave me money and said I’ll be right here so I knew where to find him. I’d go back to him when I ran out of money he’d give me more and I did that a few times while he was chatting with the people in the place he was sitting. Night came and we wrapped it up. Next day we went to devils lake state park. Just a great park with a lake camping beach etc. The best part was a a giant hill of boulders! What!!! He said pretty much go ahead if you want to climb on them I’ll be right here! I proceeded to climb those boulders with a passion I’d never been exposed to such a thing and allowed the freedom to do it myself! Really great memory Loved my Uncle Bob dearly!

So sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. Jim Burnham here, I was a farmer and new to sailing coming off of a divorce. Spring Lake MACOMB, WIU. Needed a friend, Bob was there. Bob and I had many Sat. AM breakfasts talking sailing, economics, travels. He had a small sailing boat, I did too, he sold his bought “KICK’N BACK” I bought another boat on Lake Michigan. We sailed on his boat 3 or 4 summers 1989 to 1993 on Mississippi and Illinois rivers and Mark Twain lake with his best friend “Coot”. Just before you and Bob wed, we nearly sunk “KICK’N BACK” in Burlington Ia. After which we unwound at a Restaurant Bar when he said to me “Jim, this is not good. I have a hole in my boat, but I am getting married this week and that is good.” I had been to your house several times and knew you over authentic Malaysian food among guests like Rolf Hackman, Dave and Joanne Bloomberg, Tej Kall and others. As time went on, one guest, whom you kindly let me bring, was Terri. You and Bob were at our wedding. So many memories of you were there, I was there, Bob was there when———————-. Finally, one year ago while out of town, wife Terri ran into the two of you genuine sweethearts at the Country Club in MACOMB and took this picture. I was not there and now, sadly, Bob is not here. I too am grateful to have known such a wonderful kind man with such good tastes in women to be his wife.

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