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Topic: cS/SU member Bob Glass's (glass007) passing
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 05-14-2012 08:31 PM
   
I just found out that Bob Glass (glass007 here on cS) passed away last year. Bob had been in assisted care in New Jersey for several years.I'll always remember Bob for his hospitality in letting us stay at his place (pre-assisted care) in Weehauken, NJ for Space Unit shows in New York City. And rides to the show, going across Manhattan in the Glassmobile (a Ford Excursion with bars over the headlights and taillights for armored protection), were more thrilling than Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! A great guy... Bob had a wicked sense of humor. Favorite Bob Glass story: Back in the mid-'90's we had a DC Area Space Collectibles sale. One of the dealers there (and no, I won't name names, but a lot of you from that timeframe can figure it out) was really torqueing everyone off. Said dealer had a pile of missile parts for sale. At lunchtime, Bob and I walked to a nearby restaurant. We noticed that some car had lost its muffler in the road... Well on the way back from the restaraunt, Bob walked out into the street and grabbed said muffler. He then sneaked it into said dealer's heap-o-missile parts. All afternoon we snickered about it. At closing time, said muffler was still in said dealer's heap! Not sure how long it took him to figure it out. Anyway, umpteen years later, I sure hope that none of you have a rusty missile part with a "Midas Muffler" trademark in your collection... gulp! Rest in peace, Bob Glass... |
DChudwin
Member Posts: 1096
From: Lincolnshire IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-14-2012 09:51 PM
I only met Bob a couple of times but he was definitely a good guy with a great sense of humor. He was active in the Space Unit for many years. RIP. |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 05-14-2012 10:46 PM
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Ken Havekotte
Member Posts: 2912
From: Merritt Island, Florida, Brevard
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 05-15-2012 04:34 AM
What a shock to hear about Bob's passing! He had visited with me during some of his trips to Florida years ago. Always a gun-ho space collector enthusiast; A really nice guy that I had the pleasure to meet, see him at the shuttle press site, and get to know during his Space Coast visits. He will be missed. |
GACspaceguy
Member Posts: 2474
From: Guyton, GA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted 05-15-2012 04:40 AM
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Apollo-Soyuz
Member Posts: 1205
From: Shady Side, Md
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 05-15-2012 05:20 AM
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LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-15-2012 07:14 AM
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4allmankind
Member Posts: 1043
From: Dallas
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 05-15-2012 07:18 AM
What sad news. I only spent time with Bob on two separate occasions (one at his home and one at a public signing), but he was amazingly friendly and helpful to fellow collectors. |
capoetc
Member Posts: 2169
From: McKinney TX (USA)
Registered: Aug 2005
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posted 05-15-2012 08:34 AM
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Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 05-15-2012 09:51 AM
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history in miniature
Member Posts: 600
From: Slatington, PA
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-15-2012 11:42 AM
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micropooz
Member Posts: 1512
From: Washington, DC, USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 05-15-2012 06:52 PM
Fellow collector Steve Durst was able to track down Bob's obituary. |
Mr. Apollo 17
Member Posts: 55
From: Ashland, OH USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 05-15-2012 07:43 PM
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Joel Katzowitz
Member Posts: 808
From: Marietta GA USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-15-2012 07:55 PM
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spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 05-16-2012 01:11 AM
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Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 05-16-2012 01:36 AM
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space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 05-16-2012 04:39 AM
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East-Frisian
Member Posts: 586
From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 05-16-2012 06:10 AM
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albatron
Member Posts: 2732
From: Stuart, Florida
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 05-16-2012 08:38 AM
Oh my another of the really good guys. Bob was a dear friend, and when he tried to move to Florida we were in constant contact. But when they wasn't viable, I had no idea he went back to NJ and was even in an assisted living facility. There was no greater friend to the space collecting community, a very few equal but none greater. We used to have a great laugh at his political views and his working for the NY Times. RIP dear friend, RIP. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 05-16-2012 11:50 AM
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Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 05-16-2012 01:45 PM
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Dave Clow
Member Posts: 236
From: South Pasadena, CA 91030
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 05-16-2012 02:05 PM
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stevedd841
Member Posts: 292
From: Millersville, Maryland
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted 05-16-2012 07:38 PM
Bob was truly one of the great space cover collectors and a very knowledgeable space collector and a friend to all who knew him. After one of our Space Unit space memorabilia shows in NYC we ended up at a nearby Italian restaurant (of course). Carmine Torrisi had shown up with a life sized cardboard prop of the Apollo 13 crew from the movie "Apollo 13" and Billy Kowalczyk, Sam Stein, Dennis Dillman, Bob Glass and I gathered around the prop for a group photo with, of course, the Apollo 13 crew in their spacesuits in the center of the photo! Everybody in the restaurant couldn't believe it. They thought the Apollo 13 crew was paying the restaurant a visit and gave us a standing ovation. It just doesn't get any better than that! We will miss you Bob, what great memories! |
413 is in
Member Posts: 628
From: Alexandria, VA USA
Registered: May 2006
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posted 05-16-2012 11:25 PM
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Bob M
Member Posts: 1744
From: Atlanta-area, GA USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 05-17-2012 07:24 AM
Sad news. Rest in Peace, Bob. |
lordolsen
Member Posts: 112
From: Denmark
Registered: Jun 2010
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posted 05-17-2012 09:06 AM
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LM1
Member Posts: 667
From: New York, NY
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 05-17-2012 11:00 AM
Here is a photo of Bob Glass (at left) from one of the meetings mentioned above. |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-17-2012 11:32 AM
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spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 05-17-2012 12:05 PM
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gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 05-17-2012 12:20 PM
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KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 05-17-2012 01:39 PM
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chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 05-17-2012 02:56 PM
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Joe Frasketi
Member Posts: 191
From: Florida USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted 05-17-2012 05:05 PM
Sorry to hear of Bob's passing. While I never had the opportunity to meet him in person we did trade covers for many many years and always enjoyed corresponding with him.Rest if peace Friend Bob... |
Steve Zarelli
Member Posts: 731
From: Upstate New York, USA
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-19-2013 08:56 PM
quote:
Originally posted by LM1:
Here is a photo of Bob Glass (at left) from one of the meetings mentioned above.
I know I'm late on this, but just happened to learn of Bob's passing in conversation with another collector. He was a really nice guy and a lot of fun.In fact, in the photo above, Bob is on the far left and I am the one next to him in the blue shirt. This was a Space Unit show in Queens, NY. Carmine Torresi is in the red checkered shirt and Bob Russo is on the far right. |
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