Robert Hall Wagstaff

9-21-18 I only just heard of Bob's passing. I grew up with Bob and his family in Kansas City and continued a friendship with him over the years, in California and Alaska, that was filled with the jokes and appreciation one has only when you have seen each other grow up over a long period of time. I am genuinely deeply saddened. I want to send my thoughts and memories to his brother, Tom and Star, his wife, and of course, to Bob's own family, children and wife. I feel a light has gone out....

I met Bob in the Fall of 1969, when he was a cast member/actor in the AMU (later Ak. Pac. University) production of THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL. I fondly remember our connection and interactions, on and off stage. I have thought of him often and was so saddened to hear of his leaving us, all those whose lives he touched and made better. RIP, Bob, you will be missed. Steve Crosby (Thoreau)

Sorry to hear of Bobs passing. I knew him at Dartmouth and Sigma Nu. An acerbic wit and a quirky off kilter playfulness. At times one did not know when he was joking, so seriously could he play with peoples sense of decorum. The last I heard he was trying to legalize marijuana in Alaska. I hope he succeeded.

Cynthia, Gene and I only found out today from George at Side Street that Robert had taken ill and died this past October.

We are so saddened to hear this. Both of you have been in our thoughts often. Know you are held in our thoughts now whils we also give thanks for the life Robert lived, the many people he helped in pro bono legal work, ours included.

In a court case that shaped our lives yet eventually led us to leave Alaska, Robert was there for us when no one else would...

I was lucky to meet Bob when I was just 16. Orphaned less than a year earlier with the death of my father (and my mother had died two years before) - a wise state social worker knew Bob was just the lawyer I needed.

As an only child, with no immediate family, the State of Alaska took custody of me. My social worker figured I needed a lawyer to sift through what, if any, assets my father had.

Bob made a big impression on me. He had long hair he wore in a...

Bob and I were Sigma Nu Fraternity Brothers from 1960 to 1963 at Dartmouth College. His twinkly, zany, compassionate sense of humor and skeptical, understated satire for hypocrites, yet his warm, understated appreciation for all who suffer will always be a blessing in my memory.

Bob was like a brother to me for many years in Alaska. We flew and fished everywhere in western Alaska for thousands of hours, sharing humor and stories we would tell no one else. He was one of the brightest and most challenging friends in my life. No one will ever replace him in my memories.

I will always remember bob. Gentleman, friend,neighbor,so many years ago. Rest well in peace.

Bob and I both moved to Anchorage in 1969. Shortly after I arrived, we met when I became an ACLU board member. His passion for civil rights, his dedication to clients and his spot on advice to the board were brilliant. But most of all, I appreciated how much fun Bob had doing this work. I was lucky to reconnect briefly with him a couple of years ago when he came to Anchorage when both my husband and Bob received ACLU awards. He will be missed.