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Many of you have met Rob over the years. He was a definite "alterna nut" and loved to hunt, mainly on Hwy. 277. I won't go into all the details but about a week ago human remains were discoverd in a park in Abilene and were identifed as those of Rob. He was probably killed last spring.

His sisters want to do a wake for him in Abilene, either the first or second weekend in April. If any of you would like to come downn for it, please let me know so we can plan properly.

JOH

I don't know what to say. I just don't. I just found out that one of my best friends is no longer with me. John, If you have his sister Maureen's contact information please e-mail it to me. Minimaggg@aol.com

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Steve W.

why abilene????....don't the majority of his friends and family live on the east coast??.....unless of course that 's what he wished......george is in pump canyon, langtry....but the ceremony was here....

John, I am very sorry and I will miss chatting it up on the side of the road at 2:00 a.m with Rob.
may he rest in peace.

Shannon

That is some very sad news. Over the years Rob and I fell out of contact, but early on, Charles and I hit it off pretty well with him. He was kind of a tough guy with that east coast, don't mess with me, attitude - I loved it. He had even come out to visit Charles and I to do some herping in our neck of the woods. One year, we picked him up from LAX and drove him back up here to hang for a week with us. I'll never forget his first introduction to motion sickness. For whatever reason, he had escaped it for years. As a passenger riding up the Kern Canyon, HWY 178, he finally found out what motion sickness was. His exact words were, “whatever that was, it kicked my ***”.

That same night we found a Cal-King, another first for him. I was OK with just driving right on by, but he wanted to turn around on the freeway section of Hwy 178. It was late and there was little traffic, so it wasn't much of a problem, just not the norm, that's for sure. We collected it and he was very happy to have that animal in his collection for many years. He referred to it as his garbage disposal.

He and Charles stayed in contact for quite a while. Charles is going to be pretty bummed to hear of his untimely departure.

I am deeply saddened and my heart goes out to those that were close to him.

It is always sad to hear about the loss of another in our alterna family. I met Rob a few years back on Highway 277....he introduced himself to me as a friend of John Hollister....I am very sorry to hear the news about his passing.....G. Merker