I first met Robert when we worked together at Agillion in about 1999.  Even in that hard-charging startup culture, Robert stood out as somebody who works really hard and wore a smile while he did it.

After Agillion, we kept in touch and I have fond memories of going to lunch with Robert through the years.  It seems like every time I went to lunch with him, something significant had changed in his job and he had learned some new technology.  Rob Norris and I used to say that when we needed to pick a new technology, we would call Robert and find out what he was working on.  Robert worked so hard and learned so fast that he always had something new up his sleeve.

I learned a lot from Robert.

My brother Don Grimes and Robert at my wedding.

This is a picture of Robert Rasmussen and William (Will) Wu, together at my wedding on November 15, 2014 in Austin, taken by Greg King another friend of Robert.  Robert is the main person responsible for me moving to Chicago from Houston, way back in 1998, where he and I both worked for Inforte Corp, where Will also worked.  Through Inforte, I've met a great group of friends, including Will and his wife Jan who introduced me to my wife Amanda.  These two guys are most responsible for me meeting the love of my life.  Thanks Robert!