New York, New York
GERSTEN--Robert. Died peacefully on October 18th, 2019, in his 100th year, surrounded by his loving family. Bobby lived every day to the fullest with incredible optimism, energy and enthusiasm through his last days. Bobby committed each day to hard work, achievement, physical activity and fun. He...
Read MoreMy name is Louise Gersten, my dad was Jerry Gersten. He had 7 siblings, all boys except for one nick named Billy, real name Rose. Is Robert my Uncle? My grandmother who was the best to me was Cecilia Gersten. Please contact me if we are related, my condolences.
Louise Gersten
December 18, 2020 | Norhport, NY | Family
Bobby G helped me understand what it means to love what you do and to be loved for what you do! Will miss his booming voice and indomitable spirit!
Eric Reiss
November 18, 2019 | New York, NY
My summers at Brant Lake Camp were a significant part of my formative years, and the culture at BLC can be traced directly back to Bobby G. He really was a larger than life personality, and demonstrated to campers and counselors alike the virtues of healthy competition, camaraderie and teamwork.
I have fond memories of playing tennis with Bobby, and he could still really hit the ball even in his 70s and 80s!
Condolences to Richie, Ron, Max and the rest of the family.
Andrew Jamieson
October 22, 2019 | New York, NY
As news spread across the Atlantic of the Death of Bobbie G it was greeted with great sadness as it represents the end of a significant era for BLCers who were selected and indeed privileged to have been chosen by him to share their culture in BLC. They may be a long time ago for me but they certainly formed a major part of my career in education and the provision of service to clients. My son Bryan and I spoke about him this weekend and fondly remembered the different elements of Camp life...
Tom Reidy
October 21, 2019 | Cork Ireland
Heartfelt condolences.
Barbara & Donald Piermont
October 21, 2019 | Morristown, NJ
Bob will hold a special place in my memory. I like to think that he and Sy are again having fun together. Heartfelt sympathy to all the family.
Charlotte Frank
October 19, 2019 | Key Biscayne, FL
Thank you Bobby G for all those amazing summers where I learned how to be a good friend, how to compete, how to win, how to lose, and how to cheer (only for your team and not against the other). These lessons/values hold true today in everything I do and I am so happy that my son got to have the same experience at BLC as I did. You leave behind 3 incredible generations that have the same values as you do. These values is why parents continue to send their kids to BLC - as having fun, playing...
Jeffrey Rosenstock
October 19, 2019 | New York, NY
