Bob, 88, died on August 27, 2024, at his home in Victor, Montana. He was born February 18, 1936, in Hamilton, Montana, and grew up in the Bitterroot Valley. Bob graduated from Stevensville H.S. in 1955 and rookied at Missoula that year and jumped the 1955 season. Bob enlisted in the USAF and completed his enlistment in 1960. He then moved to Missoula, where he worked for Wright Lumber Company, Solar Gas, and Liquid Air. He saw a need for welding equipment repair, so he started his own business on the side, Bob's Welding and Apparatus Repair, working out of his garage while working full-time until retirement. In 1971, Bob and his family moved to Florence, MT, where he continued working at Liquid Air, Bob's Welding & Apparatus Repair, and learned about the school bus system. Bob was also passionately dedicated to the Florence Volunteer Fire Department for many years and retired as the fire chief.