Robert Mehaffy

I see I already posted before. I'm sorry!

I met Bob and his first wife in the Ala Wai Harbor circa 1974 when they sailed their 32' ketch to Hawaii. They entrusted me to babysit the boat whilst they went back to California for Christmas. We kept in contact for a few years and Bob always told me to start writing about my sailing adventures, as he thought I did a pretty good job writing letters back & forth with him. Not bad for a high school dropout! I enjoyed reading Bob's informative magazine articles, but somehow lost connection...

I met Bob in Honolulu as a teenager sometime in 1974. He had a Mariner 32 ketch and kept her anchored in the Ala Wai Harbor. I watched over her while he went back home for Christmas. He was such a great man who wrote some great stories about the sailing/cruising life. He always told me that I had a knack for writing also, as letter writing was the main way to keep in touch back then. Someday I'll write that book he insisted on seeing. So sorry I missed reconnecting with Bob before he passed....

So sad to read of Bob's passing - a true gentleman. The thoughts of the extended family in Northern Ireland are with Carol and his family and friends in California. Many special memories of time spent in Bob's company, reading his emails / travelogues and just generally catching up. He will be sorely missed by all

So deeply sorry for your loss of Bob. I was hoping to see you both in Oregon this past summer. My special - happy memory of Bob - will be all of us girls and Bob at Mtn. View, Ar. He was so gracious and patient surrounded by us gals. Sending love to you.

Mr. Mehaffy was my home room teacher my sophomore more year at Luther Burbank High School(which turned out to be his last year before going to ARC). I always looked forward to home room sessions as Mr. Mehaffy was always so positive and upbeat. I wish there were more teachers like him.

Bob Mehaffy was one of my most influential instructors at American River College. Along with Dick Guchus and Bob Frew, this English faculty gave me the path toward better writing. Their guidance enabled me to achieve my academic goals and professional achievement. RIP Bob M.

Carol was a beloved English professor; later, she and Bob became my friends. I will never forget a day of sailing with my husband Harold on their beautiful sailboat in the San Francisco Bay. Bob was a gentle man, and the love he and Carol shared was an inspiration to me and my husband as we embarked on our own love story and lives together. These memories live on in those of us still here and carry us forward into the next life where we will know each other again, as we once were-young, and...