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Robert M. POLHAMUS

West Palm Beach, Florida

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POLHAMUS, Robert M.Robert "Bob" M. Polhamus, 75, of Boynton Beach, FL, took one final flight west on January 17, 2014. Bob was born in Seattle, WA on April 24, 1938 and was a 1961 graduate of Santa Clara University. Shortly thereafter, Bob joined the United States Marine Corps where he became an...

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He was always a fun guy to be around.

I will always have fond memories of Robert, and accomplish war hero and pilot. RIP.

Outstanding member of the USMC. American hero and superior aviator. RIP Bob.

Bob will always be my hero.

Never forgotten.

It is hard to believe Bob has been gone since2014. I always enjoyed taking to him at the YMCA about aviation. RIP Robert, your are missed.

Bob was such a character, he would always lighten up a room. I sat with him for dinner as often as I could to listen to his stories about flying his A 6 in Vietnam as a Marine as challenging other guys at the table about how low he would fly and other airplanes he flew like the 747. What a great guy, we all miss him in the QBs.

Bob became a good friend, having rode on my EAL jump seat many times PBI-JFK-PBI enroute to/from his trips with NWA. We became friends and he later became a client in my non-airline business. We always shared fun and interesting stories. My wife and I met Betsy at his home in Boca and we all had fond memories/stories we shared. I lost touch with Bob when he moved but Bob was always one who was a good friend, interesting and fun to be around. Our sincerest sympathies go out to Betsy and his...

Dear Betsy, My sincere condolences for your loss. I knew Bob only the last 3 years of his life and met him at the YMCA. I liked him the moment I met him. He was on the adjacent elliptical working out.
And as I got to know Bob I realized what an exceptional human being he was.

And he was a true war hero w multiple Air Medals from his Marine aviation days. He risked his life for our country. He was a great patriot.

I could tell he was a great pilot, "a natural".
He...