Robert C. Townley Jr.

We had many good and a few tough times. Played a lot of music together and had many many long talks. Slo long, old friend.

I lived with Bob in Norman for a couple of years before I moved to Boston. He'll always be in my heart.
Love,
Patty

De modo que seja onde você estêve. Se eu tinha sabido somente. Adeus, velho amigo.

What can one say of an old friend at his passing that isn't self-indulgent? The desire to express something transcendent pervades, so we try. Confronting the mortality of the icons of youth is perplexing. Loss highlights and reminds us of the ambiguity and brevity, and perhaps even of the futility, of our own being. Nevertheless, we write, we speak, we express ourselves in vain effort to bridge an...

Hardly knew you as a grown-up, Bob, but I remember your music in '70s Santa Fe and the time you defended a nerd from hassles in high school. Godspeed, wherever you're headed now. Maybe you're already there.

Time does pass too quickly. I remember summer days riding around in one car or another. In those days one could pack a car full. We had such great times. I miss you, Bob. I now know where you spent your time. Love, Elyse

So many years yet there is the luxury of remembering Bob when we were in our teens. I thought of him often and always thought he would let me know where he was. I still miss you, Bob, you were such a good friend.