As everyone has said about Captain Bob, he was just... great. I met him once at NJC and of course back in the day on here where we would converse in threads. He always encouraged me to do the work, stay on track and succeed at my dreams.
Fast forward to 2018, he heard (probably from FB) that I was finally doing it. I was finally starting my flight training. He messaged me periodically during my almost two year stint in UT. to inquire about how my training was going and if I had any questions.
He also said he'd keep his ear to the ground for me in terms of assisting me finding a low time building job. And he encouraged me to not get SJS and to consider ExpressJet, most notably for their excellent training.
When XJT went under we talked and he wasn't bummed, but excited for his next chapter at Atlas. When we talked after that he told me about his CJO @ American. He got PHX A320. We were going to try to meet up when he was here, but it never happened. Bob was such a great guy, I was just so depressed last night when I heard the news. But Bob's still doing the work, he got some old posters from JC's glory days to come back. Or come out of lurking. Bob did that, he brought people together. He'll be dearly missed.