Palo Alto, California
1939 - 2017
Robert C. Kirkwood
June 17, 1939 - December 10, 2017
Bob Kirkwood passed peacefully on December 10th in Palo Alto with his wife Edie and sons at his side. Bob was born in 1939 in San Francisco. He was a graduate of Pomona College and Harvard Law School. In 1966, he married Bonnie Brooks and...Read MoreBob was one of my favorite leaders when I worked at Hewlett-Packard in the 1980's. He was wise, compassionate and a wonderful mentor to me. He made such a difference to many of us.
Teresa Roche
March 04, 2018 | Fort Collins, CO
I am saddened to hear of Bob's passing. He was truly a remarkable man who was brilliant in his work but also just a wonderful person. I remember when my husband & I who both worked for HP were moving back to the East Coast and Bob took our two little boys (ages 4 & 6) on an airplane from the West Coast to the East Coast to their grandparents so my husband & I could do the long drive across making it so much easier for our little boys! Our boys loved him & our 4 yr old sat on his lap the...
Debra Carroll
February 26, 2018 | Windsor, CO
