Robert D. Ladd

To The Ladd Farmily, I will miss Bob and his great stories about the horses and life in general. Hope to see you all at the hunt club. Love Carolyn Del Grosso

To Robin and family,
Your Dad sounds like a great man. I'm sorry that I'm not there to pay my respects. Not many people touch so many lives and leave such a wonderful legacy in his children and grandchildren.
Your old friend from Westat, Mary

To my Aunt Carol and family,
May God bless you in this time of sorrow. I am deeply saddened by the passing of Uncle Bob. I grew to know him more in these past 20 years than in my childhood. For a time he made frequent trips to Ithaca to attend to business affairs at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. My husband, Chuck, and I live in Ithaca. I would usually get a phone call and hear his deep booming voice inviting us and my brother, Jerry and wife...

Here is what one of my father's dear friends had to say about Dad. --

I am praying that the good Lord will bless and honor one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever known. Bob Ladd (after my father), is the finest man, most honorable human-being, and the greatest friend I ever had!

I also know that he has been a wonderful husband and father, an honorable World War II veteran, a devoted American patriot, and a great champion of freedom and democracy among young...

Sad to see you go Uncle Bob. I know I haven't seen you or Aunt Carol in way too many years. I will send pictures of my family soon to Carol. Love Jamie Tate