Robert A. Berarducci

A couple of days ago I had decided to email Bob to see if any of our classmates were still meeting for lunch. When I googled his name, I received the news. Bob and I were classmates for most of our school years. I can only visualize his smiling face and hear him joking with others. He had such a positive disposition and was admired by everyone. I know he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. I will keep you all in my prayers. " Hello" to Richard and Carol. Peace...

Bob was such a delightful man! I knew him only through bridge and I always looked forward to playing at the same table as him. He was kind to new players and experienced players as well. There were always plenty of laughs with him, what a wonderful sense of humor he had. There are so many of us who will miss him.

I met Bob sometime ago in the last century at a meeting of the now defunct Ann Arbor Hosta Society. We became friends and spent many years going on our annual plant nursery crawl. We would spend the entire day driving from Ann Arbor to Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids to Lansing filling the back of the SUV with plants and especially hostas. Bob had a spectacular display of early spring bulbs that were distributed throughout his yard by the squirrels who also liked to steal large hostas leaves and...

I sat next to Bob at St. Francis' 5 PM Saturday Mass for many years. We only knew each other's first names, but we always had a kind or cheerful word for each other. His smile was infectious! I learned more about Bob by reading his obituary than I ever knew from our conversations. How sad is that?! We had a lovely connection as church friends". I already miss him. Just wanted you to know that he was special to everyone with whom he connected.

Bob would ride with my wife and to hosta collage each year. When Bob put on the mich. hosta plant sale, I handled the money for him. We had many great times together