Steve Martin

I've known Bob since 7th grade as we lived in the same neighborhood.  He was my asst. coach when we coached Senior League baseball in '77 and '78.  Both our younger brothers were on the team and we won the championship both years. He even drove to the Jersey shore to bring back our star pitcher for the championship game.  In August, 1977, I was over in Europe visiting Per in Sweden and met up with Bob outside of Stutgart, Germany, where he was studying.  I went with his class to tour renovated castles the next day, and he translated German for me on the tour. I used to joke with him about the titles of his theses about arcane Rennaissance painters that nobody ever heard about.

I had no idea he was ill.  Hopes and prayers for his family.