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Margaret Anne Huxley posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Hi: My name is Margaret Anne Huxley. As the family knows, I have known Bob since I was born. Although we haven't been in touch much over the last few years I have many fond memories of Bob. Bob was my Uncle Jack's friend for many years. I've been told (because I was too little) that some of my first Christmas memories were spent with Bob and Jack at Bob's brother's house in Toronto. The pictures are in my baby book! When I reviewed them recently, I felt very loved. When I was little, my family would visit Bob and Jack in Toronto. We lived in Guelph so it was always an exciting time when my brother Kevin and I got to travel with my Mom and Dad to Toronto! The Gardiner Expy and Don Valley Pkwy were always a thrill. After the trip down, my eyes would open even wider when we had to go up in an elevator to the apt./condo! When we arrived there would always be a little something there at the apartment/condo to play with. I remember once that I broke my little sunglasses on the trip down. Bob tried to fix them for me by melting the plastic ...... but no luck. I really loved those little glasses and I was grateful that Bob tried. As I grew older, my first bike was waiting for me and stored at Bob's mom and dad's house in Toronto. It came from Eaton's where my Uncle Jack worked. Believe it or not, I still have the bike in my parents' garage in Guelph. Summer always brought memories of the cottage. I can still see Bob in his sailor's hat and watching him out on the lake on a Sunday morning sail. I loved the red canoe and the row boat! And who could forget the outhouse! If it ever rained at the cottage, we'd stay inside just waiting for the rain to end. Then, I remember walks with my family and Bob where we'd walk up the cottage roads. Bob would often trail behind and then run past us and shake a tree branch which would be over top of our heads! He'd yell out something like "got ya" or look out. We'd be drenched. I also remember Bob and the blueberries that grew wild up there. We have a picture of Mr. Davies Sr. sitting on a chair in the middle of the blueberries. Bob took us to the Santa Clause parade when I was 7. It was pouring rain, but he held an umbrella over my brother and I while we watched the parade. It was 1967 and Canada celebrated 100 years of Confederation. It was also the year the song "CANADA....one little two little three Canadian's...came out. One of the floats had Bobby Gimby on it singing the song. Bob sang along and said he knew Bobby Gimby. I put Bob up on a pedestal after that! As time went on, Bob got me and my Dad tickets to a Toronto Maple Leaf game. This would be around 1972. We saw the Minnesota North Stars. It was the high light of my 12th year. As time moved on, I became very taken with Bob's sense of home decor. I loved that he had so many clocks in his home/cottage. Some of them didn't even work but they were gorgeous. He also loved plates! To this day, I think I picked up this sense of style and my home has a lot of clocks. (Working, and not working!) and plates. Who can forget the Ming Tea Pots from Hayhoe where Bob used to work. I treasure the Red Ming tea pot in my china cabinet. My mom even has one that is yellow! The tea pots remind me of simpler times. Right up there with the Ming Tea Pots was the "Uptown Nut House". Bob used to work there part-time. It always amazed me that Bob and Jack would have so many boxes of nuts in their house! My favourite were the cashews but over the years I discovered macadamea nuts too. I wish I'd saved a box top for my scrapbook. As I write these memories, I wish I had of told Bob all these personally. Deep in my heart, I hope he does read this from heaven where he's with his loved ones and family memebers. Thank-you Bob, for so many memories. Margaret Anne Huxley
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Rev. Angela J. Cluney posted a condolence
Sunday, March 1, 2009
To Bob's Family and Friends; On behalf of the congregation and ministers at Leaside Presbyterian Church we would like to offer our deepest sympathy on the loss of Bob. Bob's quiet presence in our services was an immense joy for us. Our hearts are broken that we will not get to enjoy our wonderful chats at the door. His passing was an immense shock to us all. He will be missed so very much. Bob was a wonderful man! God bless you all! Love; Rev. Angela J. Cluney, Associate Minister of Christian Education
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Joanne Monaco posted a condolence
Friday, February 27, 2009
my condolences to the family. Bob I will always remember you in my heart and in my prayers, I had the pleasure of working with you at The Salvation Army, I looked forwarded to seeing you every morning, making jokes coming to me and asking me how to do something on the computer, and you would tell me the computer is still thinking it had the hour glass. Bob I'll miss you very much,you have touched many hearts. I know you are in a better place, may you rest in peace. love and prayers . Joanne
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Constance E. Cook posted a condolence
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Please know you have the support and caring of so many who will keep your family in thought and prayers at this very sad time in your lives. Yet we rejoice in knowing that Bob is now in heaven having a cup of coffee with his mother and father and sister. Bob touched so many of us here at The Salvation Army, it is indeed a shock to realize that he won't be coming in each day. His dry humor, and presence was truly an inspiration. He will be missed, not only at the office, but on the rare occasions when I would meet him at the same restaurant. Beverly Williams, Angella Smith, Sharon Dury and Georgia Marinos, Rosemary Tsoi, Bert Mercer whom all worked with Bob at one time when we were at 1992 Yonge Street, send along their sympathy and condolences as well. Our combined prayers go out to you and the members of your family. May God richly bless all of you at this time.
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David Haywood posted a condolence
Thursday, February 26, 2009
For 13 years at Donway Ford we have enjoyed Bob as a customer and I personally have come to look forward to my ongoing contacts with him. I remember in particular his stories about his great uncles with their farms in Scarborough and how in the 1920s Bob use to swim in a water hole behind William Bell's farmhouse on Warden Avenue south of St. Clair. Not only did I visit the farmhouse when it was still a community centre originally semi-restored by Beckers Milk but was so taken by Bob's story that I approached Stafford Homes who are developing the "Bell Estate" and asked how they were going to incorporate the building into their new sub-division. Then I drove down to the old building and amongst the building chaos took pictures from various angles of the old farmhouse before putting them up in a looseleaf binder and much to his surprise giving it to Bob. Although ours was primarily a business relationship Donway Ford was happy this Christmas to contact Bob at his Salvation Army office and say that we had not only a substantial donation but also a couple of frozen turkeys and gift-baskets. We eventually received instructions from his supervisor but were pleased to know that manangement knew it was through Bob that we had contacted them. I am afraid that I only vaguely knew of a daughter "somewhere" and really had no contact with his family but I would like to say how sorry I am to hear the news and that I shall miss chatting with Bob and hearing some of his other stories, like walking on China's Great Wall, and will certainly be thinking of him when I visit China myself next month. It will also be sad not to be able to give him a call when I get back and compare our Chinese experiences. David Haywood Tel. 647 339 4558
