ROBERT REDER

Your great achievement of founding Monogram Models helped me to grow and learn in my formative years. It has provided me with a wonderful hobby for over 45 years now. I cannot say thank you enough. Rest in peace, Mr. Reder. You will never be forgotten.

Thank you, Mr. Reder, as your company's products have given me many, many hours of enjoyment, and still do. I'm going to build one of my Classic Monogram kits in your memory-

Lee White in Colorado

For much of the last two years on Saturday mornings, we joined Mr. Reder for breakfast with the other men at the Hyatt Assisted Living Facilities. He kept the conversations lively, always showing a positive approach. We loved to hear his stories of building the business at Monogram and he welcomed our stories of constructing his model kits. The men praised him for singing in the ensemble. Most of all, we respected him as a loving, gracious, kind Christian man. We grieved as we saw him...

Tom and I have very separate but equally strong and happy memories of Uncle Bob. When Uncle Bob and Aunt Bee visited for mom and dad's 60th anniversary here in Phoenix, Tom and Bob 'bonded' over modeling. Tom treasures the signed book Bob sent. And I, as one of the cousins, recall the days on Audubon Road when I was a youngster -- Bob was very kind to me and I admired his consistently quiet strength. Peace to all of you, his children, grand- and great-grandchildren.
Tom (Dr. Norman...

My sympathies to Mr. Reder's family, The hobby I love wouldn't have been possible without the tireless work of people like him, & his efforts are much appreciated. RIP good sir. You will be remembered.

I never met him, but as a kid I built and few of his models.

I am truly saddened by Bob's passing. I corresponded with him for many, many years about the history of the model car hobby, and about Monogram's involvement with Darryl Starbird (another hero of mine). Bob was always a gentlemen of the highest order; he made such a great difference in a hobby that has meant so much to so many millions of hobby kit builders.

It will be my sad honor to add your name to the In Memeoriam list that the International Model Car Builders' Museum...

Knew Bob from my days at Monogram in the 1990s when he would sometimes visit. He and I had some very nice chats about the "old days' of modeling and I always enjoyed seeing him. He was one of the pioneers of our hobby.

As one of the founders of Monogram Models, Bob's name wasn't known to this builder until the 1960s. I had the privilege of being allowed to write how-to articles for Monogram Models starting in 1966. None of that would have been possible if Bob had not founded Monogram and issued so many great kits over the years. Over the years I met Bob several times and always enjoyed talking with him. I treasure the autographed copy of his personally published history of Monogram Models and use it often...