Condolences to family and friends.
You will be missed Rob!!
chris
Condolences to family and friends.
You will be missed Rob!!
chris
I met Rob at Perris a couple of years ago. He was one of the nicest people I've ever met. He introduced me to people when I was new to the sport. He took the time to show me the ropes when I first got to Perris Valley. He always stressed safety. When I got my first camera he showed me how to set it up & what to do to be safe when shooting video.
Rob I will miss you. You are a true friend.
My condolences go out to his family and friends around the globe.
Blue Skies forever!
George
I have known Rob for 7 years, and the best and most fun times in those 7 years were all spent with him. We travelled together often and I often had pains in my stomach from laughing. He is also partial blame for the laughlines on my face.
He once talked me into stepping off a beam 20 feet in the air to swing from a rope, and it only took me half an hour standing on the edge to take the step.
Rob was my friend and I am proud to have had him in my life. My heart goes out to Melissa, Chris and the rest of his family. I will always have him in my memory and in my heart.
I find it very hard to write anything concerning Rob for two reasons one is in writing my memories and feelings I am admitting to myself I will never see Robert again. The second is that no words I can say could even come close to expressing anything, Rob himself, my sadness or this great loss.
I have a story of Rob. It is long but it has a point. He was a customer of mine, calling me to purchase his first camera helmet. He needed it FAST as he was going 'on a road trip' across the US, to make his first BASE jump, to go to boogies. We developed a great telephone friendship, ("gidy-up" was our secret word) and I eventually put his order in front of others to deliver his helmet for his trip. I didn't realize the beauty of what I had done.
One day I was sitting in my office and the door opened, peeking through was the biggest, most infectious, heartfelt smile I think I have ever seen. "Gidy-up" and a beautiful bouquet of flowers was what I received. We talked about who we were in life. We talked about our families, oh and how Robert LOVED his family, the most important aspect of his life. What a magical man. He did some acrobatics and stood on his head. My dog fell immediately in love with him.
I asked where he was going to stay, he said he was going to sleep in his car........... 'No Way' You are staying at my house and you have no choice in the matter.
I invited him to join me at the gym and he gave me some great tips on training. I taught him the rules of racquetball and he proceeded to get better with each game, losing graciously, eventually by the third, kicked my butt!
He stayed with me for 3 or 4 days. One morning I woke up to find him quietly sweeping my floor, he had already done the dishes. Embarrassed, he giggled, apologized and explained the he liked cleaning.
Now that I think about it, that was Robert's life, cleaning as he goes. Not only kitchen floors, but lives.
I am sure he left everywhere he went in a better state than when he arrived.
I am a better person for having known Robert.
I know the world is a better place for having known Robert.
I am very sad he is gone. What a blessing knowing him is. I am happy I had the chance to correspond with him the week of his passing. He told me what a good friend I was, and what I meant to him. I responded that it was all his doing, he was too incredible not to adopt into my life.
Thank you Robert, Joan, Melissa, and Michelle, for having helped create such an incredible person. And thank you for sharing with us. I want you to know he loved coming home to NY. When he delivered on his personal Christmas gifts. He loved going home for the holidays. He Loved HOME!
Please let me know of any arrangements.
jeanjjjeanie@hotmail.com
Love Jeanie
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"Speak not in sorrow of my going,
but close your eyes and you shall se me, among you, now and forever more"
'Kahlil Gibran'
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Hello to all of Rob's friends. I am Rob's Dad and
thought you would like to know the family has set up a website in honor of our main man.
Logon on to www.hvds.com/rob - we have put up some pictures and information and plan to add to it.
Because of International complications, the arrangements process is moving slow.
Keep smilin - that's what Rob would do.
>Keep smilin - that's what Rob would do.
Thanks for this comment, Bob :) And thanks for sharing Rob with us! I am very sad that I will never see him again, but I am very happy to have had the privilege of knowing him at all. He is an exceptional person, to say the least...
Blue Skies :)
Keely Mires
I was so glad I had the opportunity to see and speak with Robert a couple months ago at MacKenzie-Childs during one of his visits. I remember him being excited and speaking with passion about his upcoming trip to Norway. I will always remember Robert as a good soul, full of life, having lots of energy, and a hard worker at MacKenzie-Childs.
My condolences to you and your family.
Robert
"Success is loving life and daring to live it.
Success is hearing and being heard.
Success is knowing and being known as a human being." - Maya Angelou
My sincerest condolences to you and your family. Rob was clearly an inspiration to so many, and the memories will continue to inspire those lucky individuals whose lives he touched.
My love and prayers to you and your family - find comfort in knowing that he is flying with the angels, encompassed by an endless sky.
Jo Ann Murasso
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? We listened to that soundtrack over and over. Never has a title been so appropriate. You were a co-worker, the calm within the storm, but most of all my friend. Thanks for the laughs Rob! You are awesome. And I am a man in constant sorrow.
Peace,
Paul
There is such a mix of emotions that I have experienced in the past couple of days after hearing about Rob's accident. Michele - Rob's sister is my step mother, so i guess you can say Rob was my uncle. I always knew he was the type to really touch peoples lives. However i didnt really realize to what multitude until i read all of your postings. Rob was such a free-spirited individual. He was one of the coolest people I have ever met and I was lucky enough to have him be a part of my family. I know it will be a hard road for all of us now especially Bob and Joan, Melissa and Michele, not to mention all of the people whos lived he's been a part of. Rob will be deeply missed by all of us. If you have ever met Rob though, I think we will all keep a peice of him with us forever.
***************************************Amanda
i had the great pleasure of spending some of my high school years in hyde park, new York with robbie. I can attest that he was just as intense and passionate then as he was up until his untimely death. Although I remained in a tight circle of longtime friends with Robbie, i didn't get to spend as much time with him throughout the last decade. I saw him at an average about once every two years since then, but when I did get together with him, it was like no time passed. His intensity, passion and sincerety I will forever miss. I always looked forward to asking my friend Richard as to what he was up to. It was always something very exciting and i could only live vicariously thru him. I know he is doing something somewhere and is blowing the minds of those beings in the next world. From reading these postings I am glad to know that Rob Tompkins was not a well kept secret. I am saddened to hear of his death, but I also know that Rob lived more than most of us could ever dream to. Rob, you were the realest of the real and the baddast the bad! You lived and died hardcore. I will miss you my friend. My heart goes out to his family and all of us that knew him. And all of the people that didn't know him, you missed a good one!
Burt Paseos
Rob was a great friend of my families. My father worked with him for a few years, then we started going over to each others houses...he was the only person to ever get my mom near a snake after he put his 11' Boa constrictor-Ashley-around my mothers neck. He was someone special to our family. Hearing this terrible news last week broke my heart. He was a great great person. There are really no words to exlplain how i feel about this tragedy. We watched rob do his very first tandom jump ever, then we had the privilage to watch his very first solo jump. He soon left to persue his life long dream. Every year stopping by to say "HI" and update us on his latest jumps. I will never forget his beautiful smile and the last time he stopped before going to norway. He gave us a copy of his latest jumps and said that when he returned he would give us the rest.....He never got the chance to. He died enjoying his passion. I can remember just bfore he left we all started joking around and told him not to do anything stupid....we all laughed and said..well..anything more than skydiving or basejumping....he laughed....smiled..hugged us all and said his fairwells...That was the last time we will ever see Rob. I am truly sorry for the pain to all his family and friends.
My Deepest condolences go out to all..Most of all to His family..you truly had a great son..this world needs more people like him.
Rob..you will never be forgotten
"Keep Smiling-Thats what Rob would do"
-Bob Tompkins-
I'll miss you deeply,
Earl :7
Melissa-
My sister Ilka and I offer our sincerest condolences to you and your family. Robbie was one of the sweetest people I've ever met, and I fondly remember passing him in the hallway every day during our incarceration at Roosevelt High School. I remember his first tattoo.
He and my younger sister used to hang out together and Sunday she is going to go to Minnewaska which is the last place she and Robbie were together.
We remember him with love
Kiki
just to let you know ,i renamed the 2 exit at staubach
to robsplace .i hope jim j doesnt mind.since jim and rob opened that one .
love you rob
your friend claus-eric
I have known Rob for the past 2 years and in that time he has touched my life and the others we worked with in an enormouslly posative way. He was a kind and compationate person whose meer presence in the room made you feel good about life. I'm just sad that his life was cut so short that he could not have touched more peoples lives the way he touched mine. He has inspired me to live my life to the max and not take anything for granted. I can live happy knowing that he lived his life to the fullest, pushing the envelope and going out on a jump. I can honestly say he lived his life with no regrets. He is greatlly missed. Fly free forever Rob.
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