Bob STEPHENS

I knew Bob as a runner and he was a great rival of mine. He was always very cheerful and supportive of other runners, but in races no quarter was given. I first met him in the early 1980s at the Dorne Cup and we later competed against each other in scores of inter-club events, marathons and half marathons. He usually beat me, but occasionally I had my day. About 15 years ago in the exhausting run from Days Bay, along the waterfront, up on to the hills above the harbour and back down to Days...

Dear Alison and family What a great send-off for Bob today. So many people speaking humorously and affectionately about him. As always, it was the family memories that were the best, but the tributes to him as a runner, a tramper, and an academic were admiring and affectionate. I can claim to have known Bob in all three roles. I appreciated the memories particularly of running days. I remember some crazy Sunday runs with Bob, Dan, Howard, and Ray, all over the hills beyond Karori. But as a...

Says it all. The last Vosseler - 2017. Bob beat me - I wasn't nearly so knackered. Wonderful mate and friend over the years.

To the Stephens family Please accept my sincere condolences. In sympathy Iraj Tavassoli