I am so honored to have been included at Bob's 85th birthday party, and it was just wonderful to see his family he's so very proud of, his home and hobbies, his cars and treasures, and his dear friends.
I have had the privilege of working with him more years than I care to admit, and he taught me so much. He would save articles of interest for us. Whenever we were drafting annual letters to clients, and sick of reading, and rereading ourselves, we'd always comment that we should just send to Bob before we sent to clients. (He ALWAYS found a typo, or had a good question.) And of course, he always had a smile and so much kindness and consideration for every member of our office.
We would often be in Maui for an "after tax" getaway at his birthday, and he would remind me to toast him on May 2...and we did, and always enjoyed being able to think and smile about the nice clients.