Robert Burns

It's hard to believe Bob is gone. The last time I saw him was at the Texas Hall of Fame Awards when Tobe was inducted. Bob sat with us at Tobe's table, and we had a really great time. Bob appeared happy, and talked about Seguin and the dance hall, and some new projects. That's the way I will always remember him. I'm sorry I never made it down to the dance hall he always talked about. I have a feeling I am not the only one who feels this way now. I admire Bob for his courage, and most of all...

My wife and I had the pleasure of being Robert's neighbor and friend for over 10 years. Anyone who knew Robert knew that he could sometimes be hard to deal with, but at the same time would do anything to help you out. He would even get bent if you didn't let him help you out. The man must have had an extremely high IQ. His problem solving skills could be down right amazing, his solutions usually came out of left field. Robert really enjoyed getting a bargain, he would go to a lot of garage...

I want to offer my most sincere sympathy to Bob's family and friends. I only found out a few years ago when his video came out that we shared a greatgrandmother Burns, even though we actually went to AHS together.
He generously helped me with my family geneology research. I enjoyed several visits with him in Austin and one in Seguin. What an amazing, talented and creative man with a wonderful, infectious sense of humor.
God bless him and his family.

Adios amigo! I knew Bob for almost
thirty years and worked with him on
a few projects...He was a dear
spirit...cranky and funny simultaneously.....say hi to my dog max.....
kathie redmond

Bob Burns was a functional genius many times over. He was the only guy I know who you could still respect while you were throwing him out of your home!

As with everything Bob did, when he became interested in geneology, he quickly achieved a level of excellence which earned him the respect of long time geneologists.

He will be missed.

The first time I met Bob was at one of the Dead Werewolves Halloween parties he and friends threw in Austin for quite a few years. To say the least Bob was always the hit attraction.
However, the first year I attended dressed as Little Bo Peep.. and being a lover of puns myself I realized that I needed a sheep. Well I looked at my Doberman and thought a "wolf dressed in sheep's clothing." Eureka!! Griffin and I attended the party in our finest disquise. Our great honor was when the...

I first me Bob more than 20 years ago when I was struggling to make my first feature film. Bob was a god within the local film community; a genius and expert craftsman when it came to the kind of creepy, eerie atmospherics that raised, what would be otherwised dismissed as forgettable, low budget, horror films to cult status--most of them still haunting us to this day. From afar, Bob's frenetic energy and work ethic coupled to an almost maniacle, beady-eyed grin, often flashed at the point of...

I am very sad to hear of Robert Burns's death. I never knew him, but my wife did, and had shared funny stories with me about him. He seemed to be very full of life, and it's heartbreaking that he found his own way out of the theatre because his body betrayed him. Even so, he wanted us all to keep laughing. Thank you, Robert. You're a memorable guy!