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Robert Churchill McConnell

Wilmington, Delaware

Age 87

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DIED
March 18, 2012
AGE
87
LOCATION
Wilmington, Delaware

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Robert Churchill McConnellRobert Churchill McConnell, age 87, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on March 18, 2012 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE.At age 17, Bob joined the U.S. Navy at the outbreak of WWII. After serving his country, he attended Vanderbuilt University where he earned a...

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Our sympathies to Mildred and Bob's family. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Sam Zygner

While not a member of SABR, I am a baseball fan. I even started the American Baseball Fans Association. I revel in his work for the baseball fan and for all those who enjoyed the movie "Moneyball". I salute his full, generous and wonderful life.

Paul Meagher (Washington, DC)

Bob's passing will bring sadness to the countless thousands he touched. We'll miss you.

Kind and generous, always ready with a smile is the valued legacy I'll remember most about Bob.

I have been a SABR member off and on for 30+ years. Bob was a man I had the great fortune to meet a few years back. He was a wonderful person to talk with and to learn from...

R. I. P. Bob.

Bob McConnell and Bob Davids - 2001

Bob was a great man. He was very intellegent and at the same time kind and gracious. He and Bob Davids were the heart of SABR. The picture is from the Baltimore-Washington Chapter (now the Bob Davids Chapter) meeting of SABR in November 2001.
Bob, we will miss you very much.

Bob will be greatly missed .We enjoyed many pleasant moments at the national conventions.A true gentleman who spoke of his and Mrs Connells
summer visits to Nova Scotia
Jim Myers Halifax N.S.
Lynda Singer Halifax N.S.

Bob's passing leaves a void in the SABR community. For more than 3 decades, I have sought his wisdom on a variety of baseball topics and never been disappointed by the scope of his knowledge. Baseball researchers present and future will miss him very much. RIP, Bob.

I have been a SABR member for a long time and Bob has been a part of my experience with the group since the beginning. My files contain many letters from him with answers to questions I had posed. He was always ready to offer help and he did so. Kind, gracious and a perfect gentleman, Bob McConnell.