Sunset Bob

The Eagle · 11-13-2015, 07:32 PM

I am so sorry to hear of the loss of a good friend! I wondered why he didn't come to "visit" me over at the Eagles Nest this year! I will miss my friend! Rest in Peace, my friend
"The Eagle"

Top-Water · 10-10-2016, 08:55 AM

Bob's Final Journey

Quoted from the video:

Published on Sep 17, 2016
A few years ago I was friended by a guy that liked to Boat on Lake Winnipesaukee - He saw me flying overhead and was intrigued, he reached out via Facebook - We conversed on and off, at one point he sent me his address and I would do fly-bys over his home - I would see him on his dock waving - Later he would message me that it lifted his spirits - We have never met, we have never even spoken

Last year I learned that he was diagnosed with Cancer - He reached out and asked that I spread his ashes from my plane at a specific location when the time came - I designed and built a device for this - He passed last November 2015 - The plan was for this to take in the Spring of 2016 - Although in January, I was in a life-threatening accident and no one, including myself, knew if I would make it back into the sky

This was one of his final wishes, his wife waited patiently for my recovery, she wrote, "whatever it takes" - Finally the stars aligned and we got this to happen in September of 2016 - When I finally met his wife to pick up his ashes, I was told that he would have liked to have shaken my hand - While it is true that we had never met or spoken, at least we got to take our first and last flight together - This is the video of that Final Journey

The Music Selection was their song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zol-XZyWc_U

ishoot308 · 10-10-2016, 09:02 AM

Just awesome!

Thanks for sharing that!!

Dan

Top-Water · 10-10-2016, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

Just awesome!

Absolutely beautiful ..... cant stop watching it.

Nagigator · 10-10-2016, 09:06 AM

Just beautiful

BroadHopper · 10-10-2016, 11:08 AM

Dad died in 1998, mom in 2005. They wish to have their ash spread on Lake Winni in front of their home on Terrace Hill Rd in Gilford.

In the fall of 2005, I took the Laker up and travel along the shores of the lake, after the final journey, I open the urns and spread the ashes out on The Broads in front of the old camp. My father, quite the fisherman was intimidated by an old bass. He made a wish before he died. 'Spread my ash so that the bass can kiss my ass!'.

tis · 10-10-2016, 11:09 AM

That was very touching!!

11-13-2015, 07:32 PM	#1
The Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Burlington MA & Moultonboro NH Posts: 218 Thanks: 17 Thanked 142 Times in 33 Posts	RIP Sunset Bob! I am so sorry to hear of the loss of a good friend! I wondered why he didn't come to "visit" me over at the Eagles Nest this year! I will miss my friend! Rest in Peace, my friend "The Eagle"

10-10-2016, 09:02 AM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,532 Thanks: 2,454 Thanked 5,466 Times in 2,142 Posts	Fantastic Just awesome! Thanks for sharing that!! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

10-10-2016, 11:08 AM	#6
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,280 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Awesome tribute! Dad died in 1998, mom in 2005. They wish to have their ash spread on Lake Winni in front of their home on Terrace Hill Rd in Gilford. In the fall of 2005, I took the Laker up and travel along the shores of the lake, after the final journey, I open the urns and spread the ashes out on The Broads in front of the old camp. My father, quite the fisherman was intimidated by an old bass. He made a wish before he died. 'Spread my ash so that the bass can kiss my ass!'. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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10-10-2016, 08:55 AM	#2
Top-Water Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 578 Thanks: 1,497 Thanked 711 Times in 429 Posts	Bob's Final Journey Quoted from the video: Published on Sep 17, 2016 A few years ago I was friended by a guy that liked to Boat on Lake Winnipesaukee - He saw me flying overhead and was intrigued, he reached out via Facebook - We conversed on and off, at one point he sent me his address and I would do fly-bys over his home - I would see him on his dock waving - Later he would message me that it lifted his spirits - We have never met, we have never even spoken Last year I learned that he was diagnosed with Cancer - He reached out and asked that I spread his ashes from my plane at a specific location when the time came - I designed and built a device for this - He passed last November 2015 - The plan was for this to take in the Spring of 2016 - Although in January, I was in a life-threatening accident and no one, including myself, knew if I would make it back into the sky This was one of his final wishes, his wife waited patiently for my recovery, she wrote, "whatever it takes" - Finally the stars aligned and we got this to happen in September of 2016 - When I finally met his wife to pick up his ashes, I was told that he would have liked to have shaken my hand - While it is true that we had never met or spoken, at least we got to take our first and last flight together - This is the video of that Final Journey The Music Selection was their song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zol-XZyWc_U

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10-10-2016, 09:06 AM	#5
Nagigator Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Ma. Posts: 291 Thanks: 270 Thanked 55 Times in 39 Posts	Just beautiful

10-10-2016, 11:09 AM	#7
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,941 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	That was very touching!!