Robert Tokarczyk

As a former trustee of the Western Forestry and Conservation Association it was a pleasure to work with Bob to make that organization such a successful endeavor. This was during the time that timberland ownership was being transferred from operating companies to financial organizations. This made it difficult to find support for WFCA but Bob managed to keep us in business. Bob was a Forester's Forester, I really enjoyed working with him.

I worked for Bob Tokarczyk from 1979 until 1986. During my career, I worked for many great people in the US Forest Service, but Bob was the best. He was the best Forest Supervisor in the outfit. Bob was a wonderful person that would help anyone he could. He was much revered in the Forest Service and elsewhere. Always positive, always with a smile on his face and always a happy person to be around. I worked for Bob before and after Mt St Helens and he did a fantastic job coordinating that...

For several years, Bob was one of four regular attendees at a church coffee hour. The weekly meeting was discontinued after Covid hit. Everything Bob contributed was valuable and he was a fine person. I am the only one left.

I have many fine memoiries of Bob. Worked for him from 1955 to 1958 on the Mt.Adams RD on the GP. Maintained contact with him , family and friend over the years. Bob was always joking, and and one of my favorites was at a National FS Reunion , when across the large meeting room I heard a loud voice yelling "Temple Hahn I know all about you" ! Turned out he and Virginia Williams (Taylor) had been looking at her 1953 Millwaukie OR High School Yearbook. and found my ehtry. Bob was a...