Bob and his wife Kay enjoyed winters in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where they forged many friendships and spotted many whales.

A lifelong farmer and resident of Waterloo Region, he attended Williamsburg One-Room School, Kitchener Collegiate Institute, and studied at Ontario Agricultural College. He played football at the University of Guelph Gryphon, where he also took up the sport of wrestling. He represented Canada as a light-heavyweight wrestler at the Helsinki, Melbourne and . . .