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Robert Ashmore posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob and I were classmates at Massapequa H.S., teammates in track, but also one of my best friends. It wasn't until recently that I learned of Bob's passing as we're preparing for our 50th reunion. Along with Charlie DeLise, Bob and I were called the awesome threesome as shot putters. We never knew who was going to come in first, but we usually swept the top 3 spots at our meets. However, Bob stood alone as a discus thrower. He was a very gifted athlete but more so a good friend and a really good guy. We talked about 15 years ago, and now I'm sorry we didn't stay in closer contact. Condolences to his family and I know he will be forever missed.
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Rob Sprole posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We were all fortunate to have known Bob. We will miss him very much!
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Nancy Trew Sugden posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We just heard today June 7th that Bob passed away and cannot breath. I have been on facebook with him and he never spoke of his illness to me. I am thinking of you all with great memories and we will miss Bob and all of our hilarious evenings of intellectual banter laughter through the years. Rhonda and Sean we have you in our prayers. Love, Nancy Trew
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Mike P posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Very sorry to hear of Bob's passing. He was a c0-worker for a couple of recent years, and much appreciated and respected by his colleagues. My condolences to his loved ones.
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Nicole Shryock posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I just heard of Bob's passing and cannot believe it. Bob was such a great person to know but even better to learn from. He was smart, funny and just a good guy. Rest in peace, Bob, I will always remember you and your laugh...
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Michelle Rutkowski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
OMG I had no idea. I've been trying to contact Bob as I hadn't heard from him. I so wish I had known of his passing in time to say a formal goodbye. What a good man and good friend -- we worked together twice and always respected each other immensely. You will be missed Bob. With loving memories, --Michelle
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Karen Jensen posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Hi Ronda, I'm so sorry for your loss. It's obvious your dad was very loved and that you and your family have memories that will last forever. His wake was beautiful and I'm glad we got to see you, Bobby and the girls. Love, Karen & Joel
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Bob Antaramian posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda, Bob, Shae and Skye: Those who have lost a parent and grandparent know how you feel, how tough it is right now, but how it turns to joy when you recollect all the good things you remember about him. Take heart, and enjoy the memories, laugh at the funny times you had, and share it with everyone. That is what he leaves you, and let those memories lift up your hearts. That is what he'd want, I'm sure. Be well. Bob Antaramian
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Dawn Karp posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
If there was one term to describe Bob it would be "buttoned up". Although we didn't see each other often our one connection is my best friend and your daughter. You will be missed by many.
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Meg Bailey posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Ronda and family: We are so sorry for your loss and we wish we could be there to express our sympathies in person. Although we did not know him well, I know you will find comfort in your memories of your Dad. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, Meg, David, Dominique and Jessica Bailey
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Bob Mead posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob and I along with Pete Haffner, and Matt Schimmenti were on the Manhattan College Track Team..we called each other "Lou" ever since..long story about that..Bob was Penn Relays champion, and holder of the Discus record at Manhattan for a very long time. He touched everyone who knew him. He had the greatest smile, the keenest wit, and an incredible intellect. Everything he did he did well, especially making friends.We have always kept somewhat in touch. I already miss him terribly and it is hard to think I will not be able to laugh with him again..until sometime in the hereafter. See you Lou!
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Barbara Fritsch posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda and Family, You are in my thoughts and prayers at this time of your loss. God bless you all, Barbara Fritsch
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Peter Hafffner posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob, Bob Mead and I were team mates on Manhattan College's Track&Field Team in the 1960's.We remember Bob as a very gifted athlete who was also extremely bright. He was also very affable, very even keeled very likeable,a person of great integrity.It was a pleasure to read how Bob touched so many people in such positive ways over the years.
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Shae Zalenski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Pappa, I love you with all my heart. I wish I could have just said one more good bye and i love you before you pasted. I will miss going to the ice cream shoppe together and eating kalbasi on easter mornings. I will miss gapeing over your IPad, IPhone and all the other high tec gadgets you had, and having fun with them. I will miss seeing those action and adventure movies with you too. I will miss you helping my sister and I with our homework and actually knowing the material like our own personal teacher, but most of all I will miss you very much. You were a fantastically wonderfully awesome grandpa and I wish you didn't have to go. I love you Pappa. Rest in Peace. Love ALWAYS, Your Granddaughter Shae <3
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Kathi Ducharme posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I feel I know you through your wonderful daughter who has shared so many stories of your love and kindness. You were a great teacher and friend to your children who admire and love you with all their hearts. I wish I had time to have experienced some of those great conversations I've heard you were so capable of! You have such wealth in friends and family and will be sorely missed by all.
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BonnieKatzOrion posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Although I did not know you personally, I feel that I do through our daughter Ronda. Thank you for taking care of her and being her dad for so many years. You help mold her into the wonderful human being that she is today. I am grateful to have her as my daughter too. Don't worry, we will watch out for her. Rest in peace. Bonnie
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Joan Mandela posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Our Thought and prayers are with Rhonda and her family..Bob was a very special person and will be missed greatly by his family and friends.
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Tom Hoobyar posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
My wife Vikki and I loved Bob dearly and share our condolences to Ronda, Sean, and all of his family and friends. He was my dear friend for over 25 years. He was one of the most sensitive and thoughtful people I have ever known. We talked for hours about life and spirituality. His intelligence and humor were irresistible, and our visits were always too short. He loved his family and his friends. We were on different coasts, but anytime we talked it was as if we had seen each other the day before. There was a magical continuity to our friendship. Having Bob leave life this early is like having Mount Gibraltar suddenly disappear. He leaves a big hole. I can hear his voice and his laughter and see his smile even now, and I'll miss him for the rest of my life. I know we are eternal, and will look forward to our eventual reunion.
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The Beyeas posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We are so sad to hear about your loss. We will always remember Bob's generosity and hospitality. We enjoyed any chance we got to spend time with him, from parties at his house to our own wedding- Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Love, Bill and Tyler
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Laura Tutoli posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Ronda, Please know that you are thought of during this difficult time. If I can do anything for you, don't hesitate to ask. Take comfort in the wonderful memories you shared.
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Skye Zalenski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Pappa, I love and miss you sooooooo much and wish I could have said goodbye. I will always remember going to get Ice cream and you always got the Pistachio and Cherry and when we went to Kobisand had the guy throw shrimp at us..those were your favorite :). I remember when you first told shae and I about the show Bones and we instantly loved it! That was the best! I will always watch it in memory of you and all the times we watched it together. I remember you comming to our house on Christmas day and we ate Kilbasi... you always brought the best ☺ I will miss you soooooooo much and cant stop thinking about you..but most of all i love you with all my heart and i hope you are in a better place ☺ Love you forever, Your loving Granddaughter Skye ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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Philip Gleason & Tanya Weiman posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We will miss you Bob. you showed interest in others and worked hard to understand.
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Carl Wallin posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I have not seen Bob in many years. We competed against each other in the throwing events, he for the Manhattan College track and field team and I for Northeastern. He was a warm and friendly person, and a great competitor. It is sad to lose someone still so young. God bless the family.
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Barbara Bernstein posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I was blessed to know and love Bob as a friend for 30 years. His spirit, intelligence, warm heart, and sense of humor were always in evidence. He was too big--in every way--to leave us. The memory of him will never leave my heart. --Barbara
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Al Erickson posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
"...and in the end, it's not the years in a life, it's the life in the years."(Abraham Lincoln) To me the measure of success is not what we have amassed over time, there are better metrics we can apply. It is what we gave. I think it is all about what we leave behind - our friendships, our families, our good deeds, and our good name - it is our reputations... and the positive impact we've had on the lives of others, which demonstrates the kind of life we've built into all of those years. Bob gave much to this world. I thank the Lord for allowing me to have known Bob for as many years as I did. He is a friend my wife and I cannot and will not forget. Our sincerest sympathies go out to his entire family. I'm sure you are all proud of him.
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The Zoppi Family posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Ron Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. He was a great man. I know you will miss him deeply
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Robert posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Rest is peace Uncle Rob may you find solace in heaven with Nana and Pop; you were very loved.
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Sean R. Steigerwald posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Hey Dad, I just want to say who could of wished for a better role model. I always admired both your physical and intellectual prowess. I always wanted to make you proud of me. But I want you to know, you make me proud. I love you Dad and you will forever be in my heart and thoughts.
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Vicki Mitchell posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Robert was once married to my sister-in-law -- and though they later divorced, they remained good friends. My husband and I shared many good dinners, outings and trips with Robert. Nice, engaging, great conversationalist, and handsome as could be! I'm happy our lives intersected with his, and so sorry for his passing. My heartfelt sympathies to his children, grandchildren, siblings and large extended family.
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Marion Prete posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda and family, So sorry to hear the news of your father's sudden passing. I will add his name to be remembered when the the Rosary is recited on Feb.9, before noon Mass @ SJC. You and yours will also be remembered in my private thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Fondly, Marion.
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Shobana Ravishankar posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda, My thoughts are Prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time of loss. Take care, Shobana
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Bob Zalenski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I will always remember and reflect on our conversations especially over the last two months. Your're right, family is the most important thing and its obvious you will always be remembered and well respected by all.
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Margie Druss Fodor, Ken Fodor, Emma and Phylicia Fodor posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda, Bobby, Shae and Skye, We are all thinking about you and sending much love to you. Your father must have been a wonderful man considering the person you are Ronda. We love you. Love always, Margie, Ken, Emma and Phylicia
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Harry Brindley posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Hey Bob, I'm sorry to see you leave us so soon, we had unfinished business and I was — on the very afternoon you passed away — enquiring of Susanne whether you could come back to help us fill in some of the gaps in our project here at The New York Times. I trust there is a purpose to all of this and that you're working on a project of a higher calling. You'll be sorely missed here. To your family and friends: I hope their grief quickly turns to fond memories of you. Regards, Harry Brindley.
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Carolyn Garofalo posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob's spirit will live on, he touched many of our lives and will be sadly missed but will have very nice memories of happier times shared with he and Rhonda and her girls.
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Susanne Currivan posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob and I met in 1997 when he showed up for an interview at Oxford Health Plans in Norwalk wearing a gorgeous Armani suit. Suffice to say there wasn’t a lot of Armani on the Post Road near exit 13 in 1997 – he made an unbelievably impressive appearance and got a lot of attention from everyone we passed in the building. I recall his words to me, whispered on our way upstairs, were,�I feel like an investment banker.� I was fortunate to work with Bob on a number of other engagements since then. He was generous of spirit, brilliant, had a wonderful sense of humor, and had the ability to laugh at himself. He spoke of his kids often and with tremendous love and affection. He was so proud of his grandchildren- he was so excited when the twins were born and was the same when later his grandson and baby granddaughter were born. He always had photos of his grandchildren and needed no encouragement to show them to anyone. He spoke often of his family on Long Island and would joke that you couldn’t go very far on Long Island without running into a Steigerwald. While we were colleagues at work we also became friends; when my life took various dips and turns Bob was a very supportive resource for me. He was able to use his own life experience, different as it was from mine, to reassure me that things would be better. He was always right. Professionally Bob was a pioneer in web marketing from the internet’s earliest stages, but he was so modest and self effacing that he rarely talked about his accomplishments. I took great pleasure in doing that for him with potential clients whenever the opportunity arose. Bob loved his life, and he adored his family and friends. He did not have enough time here in this world but he touched so many people and he is leaving a legacy in both his personal and professional life that will last forever. No one who ever knew Bob will ever forget him, he was that special. My thoughts and prayers are with Bob’s family and with those closest to him. May his memory be for a blessing.
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Scout posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Sean, Ronda & Family - We wish we could be there for you and to celebrate Bob on Monday. You will all be in our thoughts and prayers. Peace be with you Bob! - Scout & Family
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Judy Siemieniewicz posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family
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Kirsten Liggins posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda, You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers as you deal with the loss of your dad. I'm here if you need me. Love, Kirsten
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Alice Ting posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We are saddened by this news. Bob was a pleasure to work with, adding humor and a strong work ethic during his time with us. He will be missed. Our deepest condolences to his family. His friends from the New York Times
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Darlene Doyle posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Miss Ronda, Shae, and Skye, Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
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joe romello posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
I was blessed to have met Bob at the NY Times but sadly for too short a time. His easy going manner, quick wit and jovial nature belied the tiger he could be when needed. A coffee break was an opportunity for me to enjoy the wealth of his experience and perspective. I miss him greatly. Rest in Peace Bob.
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Maura Gualtiere posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Dear Ronda, Shae and Skye, My thoughts and prayers are with you during this very sad time for you and your family. Love, Maura
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Francine Gordon posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Robert had the greatest smile matched only by his tender heart. I loved his curiosity, wit, and his charming ways. I can't believe I won't have the chance to see or speak with him again. My thoughts and prayers are with Ronda, Sean, Mary, Pat, Betsy, Tony and all the in-laws and grandkids...
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Kathy Luria posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob was one of my dearest friends. We met 24 years ago and well if he was here, he would correct me down to the minute and the day. He was a stickler for details. We shared many a meal and not just any meal. They were some of the finest in the land. So many memories. Bob was a great human being, a warm and giving person, and someone that I will never forget. Much love to his children who he loved more than anything.
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Sue, your cousin posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
God bless and keep you Rob!Meet your parents, mine and Midge in heaven - they are waiting for you!
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Kate Taylor posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob was part of our project team at the New York Times last year. He was unflappable and dependable, always ready with a smile and an idea for solving the problem of the day. He spoke lovingly of his children and grandchildren, and I often thought how fortunate they must be to have him as a Dad. We will miss you, Bob.
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Ronda Zalenski posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Miss you Dad...love you and you will always be my Superman.
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Karen and John Sewick posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
We had such a wonderful time with Bob a few years back when he visited our home in Hudson, Iowa with Sean and Carrie. Then he travel with us to our summer "Place" on the Mississippi river where he experience the life of leisure in a small german town of Guttenberg, Iowa. He also got to go to the movie set where the Field of Dreams was filmed. Then off to the German Amana Colonies of Iowa. Bob, John, and Sean went pistol and rifle shooting which Bob accomplished VERY WELL. He will be missed here on earth by friends and family.
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Jenipher Lagana posted a condolence
Thursday, November 30, 0002
Bob was a wonderful friend that will be sorely missed. His sense of humor was priceless and I loved his voracious appetite for all things new and interesting. Both my husband Randy and I are so saddened by this loss.
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