Monday - February 27, 2006

My Friend

Robert B. Kerr
(1948-2006)

Robert was born May 13th, 1948.  He would shoot me if he knew that I revealed his true age. He was always very sensitive in that area.  Bob was the oldest of 3 boys born to Elizabeth and David Kerr.  He was born in Wishaw, Scotland, which is just south east of Glasgow.

The family came stateside in May of 1957 and made Buffalo our permanent home.  Before graduating from high school, Robert became a US citizen.  He was proud to be an American.

Robert was a Regents graduate of Riverside High School, class of 1966.  Out of school, he enlisted in the Navy, which he proudly served from 66 - 72. Upon release from the service, Bob began employment with Moog.  He was a computer/ electronics technician.  He became the service tech for the Eastern seaboard.  Bob was often dispatched to areas to realign or reprogram machinery that most people could not fathom where to begin.

Bob moved from the Buffalo area to the Dayton area in the late 70’s.  He continued to work for Moog until the early to mid 80’s at which time, he began doing free lance/ self employed work in the same trade through the early 90’s.

Bob then worked at F&P, which was doing robotics work in connection with Toyota.  He stayed with this employer through the early part of 2000.

He was a proud American and took an active interest in everything impacting our country, although he never forgot his Scottish roots.  Robert was able to turn his accent on and off at the drop of a hat and took enjoyment in doing so. 

He was a generally a quiet man, who was sentimental and took things to heart.  He was the type of person that would “Look before you Leap” He thought about what was said before doing so.  Many people do not understand the power of their words but Robert was one of those people.  He will be sorely missed by all. 

I can not believe the number of people that Robert touched on a day to day basis. Robert did not have an actual phone book with numbers and addresses.  This was too average run of the mill for Bob. Everything was on his PC and he has a number of on-line friends from all over the world, including the UK and Australia to name a few.

Robert was definetly one of a kind.  His sense of humor was something not everyone could keep up with but will be one of his traits that I miss most. There will not a funeral in Ohio but rather a memorial service here in Buffalo.  We are set to schedule a date for this sometime today or tomorrow with the funeral director.  This has taken the entire family by suprise and has been a difficult time for all.  My mother is still is a state of shock/denial with regard to how incident occurred.

Your well wishes and condolences mean so much to me and my family.  As arrangements are made for the memorial service in Buffalo, I will keep you posted.

-- Bill Kerr

Memo From The Skipper: For those who missed Sunday’s posting, Bob (StinKerr) passed away last Wednesday while en route to visit his family in Buffalo. He was found dead of a heart attack in a rest area off of I-71. Bob has been one of our favorite members here for the last two years and he will be sorely missed.

I have tried to continue posting today because I know that’s what Bob would have wanted. He was always thinking of others, never himself. It is hard to maintain my sense of humor and remain interested in worldly things right now. I can only imagine the sorrow Bob’s family must feel.

Such a kind, gentle soul as Bob should not have had to meet God in a lonely rest area in the middle of nowhere all by himself. I am a little annoyed at God right now for doing it that way. I suppose He had His reasons. Regardless, we forge ahead. Ours not to question why, etc.

Some members have inquired about setting up a fund in Bob’s name to donate to a worthy cause that Bob would have liked. Suggestions have included a fund to send packages to our troops overseas, a donation to the American Heart Association and one person even sugggested a fund to buy every sailor a bottle of the finest Scotch. Bob would probably laugh at that last one but I’m open for ideas. Talk amongst yourselves and let me know what you want to do ....

Update: Time will pass but Bob will always be with us in the Kerr Clan tartan behind the inspirational quotes at the top of the page.

Posted by The Skipper     on 02/27/2006 at 02:17 PM   
Filed Under: • Personal •  
• Comments (25) • Trackbacks(1)  Permalink •  

DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE HOSTS OF THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS.

Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:

1. Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
2. Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
3. Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
4. Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere

It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.

THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AMERICAN COURTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THEN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ACCESSED BY PERSONS FROM THAT COUNTRY AND ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR SERVICES UNLESS THEY CAN SATISFY US THAT SUCH USE WOULD BE LAWFUL.

Copyright © 2004-2015 Domain Owner