Dear Friends and Family,
In August, 2012, our son Bob was swimming in the ocean off Atlantic City, enjoying a late summer weekend with friends. Bob loves the ocean and swimming but on this day he took one casual dive into a seemly innocent looking wave and in an instant his life was changed forever. Bob hit the wave at the wrong angle and suffered a severe fracture to the C-5 vertebra in his neck. This catastrophic injury resulted in severe spinal cord damage leaving him paralyzed below the chest and with very limited movement in his arms.
Prior to his accident, Bob was looking forward to attending graduate school at University of Denver where he was offered a scholarship and an assistantship for classical guitar performance. He enjoyed competing in triathlons and was proud of his completion of an Ironman triathlon. He now faces great challenges ahead but has always been a hard worker and is showing the same courage and determination that we all know him to have.
Updates (1)
December 6, 2019
More recently in 2018 Bob completed two Master's Degrees, one in music composition and one in computer science. Bob is also now much more independent driving his own adaptive van. Bob is currently exploring employment options.
Guestbook
December 25, 2019
Linda's book club wishes you a Merry Chrisatmas!
Carrie, Happy,Janette, Janice, Linda S., Lynn, Sandy
Linda's Book club
December 3, 2016
So thrilled to hear that you will be driving soon. You are an amazing person, Bob. Keep up the great work!
Randi & Dan Newman (Justin's Kroll's parents)
March 8, 2013
Hi Bob, look soon for additional fundraiser info from Jamie C. Ask your friends to Save the Date! Community Handbell Concert "Bells without Borders", Sunday, April 14th, 3:30 PM in the Great Hall at Avondale Presbyterian Church, 420 Pennsylvania Avenue, Avondale, PA 19311. You are one of 3 young men who will benefit from our freewill offering! Much love!
Peggy Watkins/West Grove, PA
