Robert G. Kirke

Bob was very real and he shared that. I loved working with him for his team player attitude, his infectious fun and selflessness. He introduced me to FEMA staff on a Virginia disaster as his actual brother one Halloween when he had me put in fake look alike teeth and pose for a photo he showed everyone. He was a pure joy to be around.

Well Bucky, you finally made it home. I will sincerely miss you. You always had that smile on your face. I don't know who we will rely on to make sure our department had everything we needed. I'm sure the "Big Guy" will keep you busy.

Bob was a dear friend that had a wonderful sense of humor.He was a pleasure to work with and will sadly be missed. My prayers go out to his family.

I was sorry to learn about Bob, we served many years together in the 212th EIS radio section under Chief O'Dell, and I personally sponsored him into United Brethren Masonic Lodge in Marlboro MA way back when. I bumped into him at an Air Force retirees meeting about a year ago, and he told me about his work with FEMA and how much he enjoyed working for them. He will be missed by his military family as well as his FEMA family.

I served at a number of JFO's with Bob. I remember most, his sense of humor and commitment. Bob's smile was always a welcome sight. I'll miss him.

I am very sorry to hear about my good friend Bob. We worked together in many disasters with FEMA. I was there when he first joined us in 2001. Bob was invaluable, he could find you anything you needed and worked very hard, he played hard too. He played many practical jokes and made us all laugh. He was always the first to plan a group bar-be-que or get together. His FEMA family will miss him and his humor.

As many of you already know, Bob loved working for FEMA and with the Hazard Mitigation staff in the many disaster field offices where Bob was deployed. We often asked Bob to be the first “mitigator” to hit the road before the field office was even open so that he could solve any logistics problems and ensure that we all got the space and equipment and supplies that we needed. He willingly and successfully accomplished this task time and again on short notice when disasters struck the...

Great Guy! Bob was always willing to lend a hand. He will be missed by FEMA.

I worked with Bob when I very first started working with FEMA as for a few times after that. He was a ton of fun to work with and always made me laugh. He was a wonderful person and will be forever missed.