Robert C. Petrillose Sr.

I'm sorry to know Uncle Bobby is gone. I always loved going to Johnny's for dinner and then dessert at their house.

Sharon, you and Bob were a large part of my Cornell experience. It is difficult not to cry as I type. Bob was kind to all, led by example, and had an unforgetable smile. We are all saddened. We have lost a friend, Cornell has lost a favorite son, and Stewart Avenue will never be the same. Peace.

Dear Sharon and Family,

I am so sorry to hear about Bob's passing. It is hard to express how difficult it was to hear this news. Words can not express how grateful I am that you allowed me to stay in your apartment my final year at Cornell. It gave me a unique appreciation of the amount of care and work went into the Hot Truck everyday, more than most employees and customers. He really loved the students and coming to work every night. He would not have gone through all that work...

Dear Sharon & Family,

Not a return visit for reunion or recruiting Chem. Engineering seniors was ever complete without a visit to Bob and to get a Sui or TMBC while in town. Some of my fondest memories of Cornell revolved around the late night tradition observed several times a week, especially during my Junior year when I lived on Utica St downtown and made sure to pass the truck for a snack on my way back home from a long night studying at Olin Hall. Bob's encouragement got me...

Dear Sharon and family,
We are thinking of all of you at this difficult time and you have our prayers for comfort.
Our memories of the Petrillose family go back to Slaterville Rd. when our children played together and of the Congregational church when we were all active there.
May God give you strength through this holiday season.
Sincerely,

I often tell friends about the best sandwich ever, the Triple Suicide. I was introduced to this masterpiece in 1966 and it kept me fueled off and on for the next 10 years. I am filled with good memories of Cornell but the Bob’s Hot Truck has always been one of the first and best things I remember. I can’t imagine studying for finals without the Hot Truck. An era has passed. Long live the memory of Hot Truck Bob.

Bob: I send you a wish for each of the 100+ Suis, BMCs, and PMPs I had as a freshman 1970-71, and I send all my wishes to you in heaven, which is where you must be since you are surely a saint! -- Al Givray

I never started frequenting the Hot Truck until my Junior Year in 1988, and became a "Regular" during my Senior Year. Bob was one of the FRIENDLIEST people I have ever met in my life, and it was a pleasure getting to know him beyond just ordering my PMP G&G; I was also fortunate to get to know him well enough to be able to warm up in his truck a few times. He will be missed, but his LEGACY at Cornell will live on forever.

It wasn't just the food. It was the man; his work ethic, his kindness, his demeanor, the way he treated everyone. His strength of character and the manner in which he treated his fellows is a testament to his upbringing, his family and friends. He taught me the value of work, the power of a smile and a friendly "hello", and the lasting impression that courtesy and graciousness has on a soul. Few are the people such as Bob. You will live on in the thousands who you so likewise touched and...