I know a lot of members might not know Bob nelson is , but I know some of you do and would like to know. I saw on FB the other evening that he has passed away. Bob was the last of the old time modelers left at SIG when they shut down last January, and worked in the R&D Department, Product Support, and Customer Service working the phones there. Bob was the ultimate sport flyer and built and flew just about everything!! I got to know him from going to the SIG C/L contests, and he also was a big part of the KidVenture program. Bob would bring a big box of building supplies, and some special building boards and jigs, and crank out Delta Dart rubber power airplanes while seated at a table where people could watch. Sometimes he would let a lucky kid build one for himself. The rest got raffled off to kids that put their name in a can and a name was pulled several times a day for a lucky winner. He was an old combat flyer and would always bring some vintage combat models to fly and was a competent R/C builder and flyer also. Bob worked well into his 80's because he once told me "What else have I got to do!". He was care taker of his wife when she fell ill until she passed away, but kept working after that. He was just one of those guys that helped build the hobby, was a genuinely nice guy, and you just were always glad to see him and have him around. Again, just thought some of you would want to know.
Deepest sympathies to his family and close friends,
Dan McEntee