For me, I will always remember his love for life. Family was most important to him. Steven and Aubrey were the most important in his life. Yes, he loved his job, but being a father was his favorite life experience. He would light up when he talked of the two of you. I could never keep up with him when he walked the club. For someone with short legs, he could move. He will be missed.
Bobby was an amazing person. He was always so much fun to be around. I always looked forward to seeing him at the lake each year. He was full of life and energy. He came up with all these fun and crazy things for us to do like diaper dipping, fireworks, joke telling, tubbing, and many more. I'll remember these memories forever. Thank you Bobby for being you!
We have many, many memories of Bob and his family from our yearly family reunion at the resort in Akeley Minnesota. From jet skiing to launching marshmallows, from diaper dipping to corny jokes by the campfire, from launching firecrackers (even though we weren't allowed to), to remembering to "keep the lid up so Don doesn't know there were girls in the cabin". All these memories and more we have of Bob. The Minnesota Rial Gang is going to miss Bobby so much, he was such a special part of our lives!
Let's not forget the wild water skiing rides too. He was a renegade at the resort, always finding something to do that wasn't necessarily what the resort was happy with. He was such a nice guy though, I think he always got a pass. His Italian cuisine was always excellent too.
Bob was truly one of the nicest people anyone could ever hope to meet. I've always looked forward to catching up with him at the lake. My only regret was that I wish we had lived closer so we could see him more often. I think Bob worked hard in all aspects of his life. I know he loved Steve and Aubrey more than life itself and would have done anything to make them happy. I think the same goes for his Dad and brother Dan. He was always smiling and in spite of his health, he kept a great attitude towards life.
We will all miss him and his smile.
Chicken pot pies, " Mr. Bo Jangles", Jet ski's, firecrackers, and campfires will always remind me of Bobby. He had a zest for life that can not be matched by anyone! We will miss him but we will always have wonderful memories of him that will help to keep him in our hearts forever!
