Goodbye Bob

Robert Varley Gillman
November 15, 1931 - August 9, 2008

Our family said goodbye to a very dear friend this week, Bob Gillman. Almost twenty years ago I worked at Bushman Press. There, besides finding the love of my life, I met one of my very best friends, Michelle. Over the years I have loved her, and loving her meant loving her whole family. Her parents, Bob and Joyce, her brother and sister and their families. I've been here and there, from family campouts to weddings to picking cherries in their backyard. Just a few months ago, I took my two sons to their house to have Bob help Hank with his school project. He was a member of the Timpanogos Gem and Mineral Club, and for years we have enjoyed his knowledge and love of rocks. He presented Hank with a nice little collection of rocks with a description of each one. I'm sure he had done that for many a scout. A few weeks later, at his invitation, I took my Webelos Den to the rock show in Spanish Fork. He loved the scouts and we all went to his side to thank him for inviting us to come. He had a great smile. I loved every moment I was able to spend with him and his beautiful wife Joyce. We'll miss him dearly. Bob was a good man. Plain and simple, a good man. I love you! Goodbye Bob.