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[dave]

Okay I think I am doing this correct. Well I knew Rob since sometime in 1977 I think (that was a ong time ago and I was very young) Rob and I grew up together as next door neighbors. We did alot of things together like building wooden go carts and race them down the hill next to my house. We collected hot wheels and match box cars. We rode bikes and skateboards and went snake hunting. I remember this one time we were hunting for snakes and Robby (that's what we all called him back then) had brought his fishing pole and had his fishing line fixed up with a slip loop. And when he found a snake he would slowly bring the loop around the snake's neck and slip it up. Man that was the way to catch you a snake. Any other way you'd get snke sh*t on yourself eeew. Around high school Rob and I took different paths but we always stayed in touch Rob was a very positive person in my life and I'll miss him forever. I could go on with some great stories and maybe I will at another time. Lets keep our eyes on the guy with two wheels he could be loved by alot of people and missed if not seen. Dave Ryan.

[Cathi Mom]

Hi all, I'm the only one who can say I knew Rob before he was born! From the time he was born you could see his personality. He was never still and learned to walk at 8 months old. He rode a two wheel bike at three and the teenage boys next door taught him to ride a skate board at three as well.

He knocked his front baby teeth out at 18 months old when he went down a hill on a Big Wheel and hit the back of our friends parked truck. We went through three pairs of little "false" front teeth before he got his adult teeth. (Can you see a pattern developing here?)

Beyond being active, he was the happiest little boy ever! He had that Rob twinkle in his eye from the very first and it just got more sparkly. He was a little ray of sunshine and a huge tease (ask his sister Kim). He learned how to push her buttons before he could walk.

Rob has always had a special gift where people are concerned. He had a true love and understanding for people and if you were his friend, you were his friend forever. That's not to say that he wouldn't tell you when he was upset with you or give you advice he thought you needed. That's a gift too, to care enough about someone to risk making them upset if he thought it was in your best interest. I know for me, I appreciated that so much because even though I was his Mom, he was honest with me as well. I learned a great deal from my son.

Even though Rob only had 33 years on this earth, he lived them to the fullest. I think he achieved a great deal professionally and personally. He was always willing to grow and try new things.

I miss his laughter and his wise counsel and his hugs. I'm hoping that together we can make a difference for the better in this world that would make him proud and that will keep him with us in our hearts. Thanks to all of you for your love and friendship and for loving my beautiful son, my Rob and your PEF.

Love

Mom

[Jason]

My name is Jason and I knew Rob since a brisk late summer evening in 1988.

He was in Federal Way "Cruising" in his girlfriends white VW cabriolet that was slammed on the ground. We became instant friends from them and hung out as often as we could.

For a short time right after I was married, Myself, my wife, Rob , and Brad shared a house in Burien, boy was that fun....challenging with a newly pregnant wife and a couple of batchelors.....

Rob and I would talk on the phone several times a week for years...sometimes deep discussions while I was commuting 35 miles from Tukwila to Tacoma sitting in traffic.

I will always remember the good times, the bad times, but all of the times with Rob.


Tell me your stories.....

[Kim Peffley]

This is Kim, Rob's Big Sister. After a while it did get harder to tell who was older as we kind of traded back and forth as to who was the wiser.

Rob and I were only 3 years apart and I will never forget all the time we spent together as siblings and friends. Rob and I were very opposite in that I was more quiet and shy, likely to do any kind of craft or art, reading, rather than the constant state of motion and adventure Rob was always in. From the get-go, Rob was going to get me to play with him, no matter what it took! He had a way about him, even as a toddler, that was magnetic. We ended up being best friends. Yes, most of the time we played what he wanted to play: Match Box Cars, Adventure People, or building stuff in the garage. There were a couple of occasions that he did play Tea Party or dress-up with me though... and yes, I made him wear a dress and makeup. He was a pretty good sport about it, but it was brief ; )

Then came the teen years with working on cars together in the garage, going to parties and school events, and just hangin out.

As we grew older, we had our differences and struggles finding our way in life individually, but we always found a way to keep in touch and be there for each other. It's hard for me to write right now because 33 years seems so short and I miss sharing our lives together. As time goes on I will be able to share some of the many stories swirling in my mind endlessly as I get used to this new life apart from one another.

As it has been said and will be said by many more... I really miss his laugh or even hearing him grouch and grumble at something he's working on, usually a car, while we're on the phone.

I am so proud of Rob and still have so much love for him. I look forward to focusing some of that engery into something positive that will affect all of us here, until we get to see him again on the other side.

Love and Hugs,
Kim

[jkbates2002]

Jason, I remember that house in Burien and him working on his cars there He was a great guy and I am glad that you did this and are giving people who knew him well and even not so much a place to go and share memories.

[steveberg]

Aaron Johnson just sent me the link to this site. I grew up down the hill from Rob- we grew up in a pretty fun neighborhood. Rob, Dave, Jason Naylor, the Maples, and some others up above, my brother and I, Kanon and Kathy, Brad, the Remys down below. Always someone to ride bikes, skateboard, play football, baseball, anything you could thionk of. I spent a lot of summer days riding bikes with Rob and jumping off the biggest dirt piles we could find...

Steve

[Jason]

May 30, 2008 7:55:59 GMT -8 jkbates2002 said:

Jason, I remember that house in Burien and him working on his cars there He was a great guy and I am glad that you did this and are giving people who knew him well and even not so much a place to go and share memories.

Oh yes, the Burien house....good times there.