Robert Hupka

I had the privilege of knowing Bob as an intern and colleague. He always struck me as a kind and generous person. His ethos will be remembered by those who cared for him. That is an important thing.
Kan C.

December 24,2009

I met Bob in 1971 at the School of Optometry at the University of Waterloo and enjoy many memories of Bob's great sense of humour. I last spent time with him at a seminar in Windsor in October,2009. My condolences to his family and friends.

Robert Schumacher
Class of 1976

Bob always had a smile and a joke for his Optometry friends...another void in the class of '76.Condolences to his family and friends.

Deepest sympathies to all who loved this wonderful man. Bob was a year ahead of me at optometry school and I would be hard pressed to recall a time when he did not have a smile on his face!! He will be dearly missed.
--Susan C.

Bob your passsing made me sit up and pay attention. I thought the class of 1976 would go on forever. My heart goes out to your family and friends.

Greg Millar

Carol
I am so sorry to hear about Bob.He was a wonderful person and his sense of humor was priceless.He wll be sadly missed.
Denise Wilde

To Bob's family & friends,
It has been many years since I last visited with Bob (1991); I am very saddened to hear of his passing. I worked with him for 4 short years at Dr. McCann's office on Ottawa St., soon after Bob started practicing optometry. We as a small staff not only worked together daily but developed ever-lasting friendships. I could see that Bob's patients really enjoyed coming in to the office. His professionalism, friendly manner and quick wit I am sure left them feeling warm and fuzzy, yet secure in knowing that they have been well taken care of. I cherish those years; the TGIF drinks at the Majestic Tavern; the boating on Lake St.Clair; many funny stories and a few jokes thrown in always made for another great day at the office. It certainly wasn't dull. And the fact that you were Pete's cousin was a bonus.
Bob, I know that you had a close-knit family and many, many friends in your lifetime. You had a great impact on us and knowing you our lives have been enriched. Thanks for squeezing us all in.

Sherry (Haviland) Paulson,
Amisk, Alberta.

Dr. Hupka,

We never met but I received a scholarship that you sponsored when I graduated from St. Anne High School in 2006. The financial support meant a lot to me going into my first year of univeristy and I remain very grateful for your generosity to this day.

My deepest condolences to Dr. Hupka's friends and family.

Uncle Bob,

To say your passing is a shock doesn't do justice what your absence from our lives will mean to so many people. Timmy, Gerry, you and my dad have been the four musketeers for as long as I can remember. You're departure from them has left them broken hearted and lost.
You were always the one to plan the vacations, the parties, weekly get togethers at Shotz or in your always open garage. You were there with a smile, a squeeze and some witty and albeit sometimes inappropriate remark, joke or funny story no matter how you were feeling. You had a lot of physical pain and aliments yet never let it keep you from doing and or participating in everything that you could.
Coming from a small family like ours I know my dad thought of you not only as a cousin and best friend but a true brother. The one who was always there for him when his own family could no longer be.
Thank you for always including me for as long as I can remember in all the events even though I'm a girl and always making me feel welcome... I will miss your weekly Shotz lunch visits more than you will ever know. Though not my uncle by blood you are in my heart,
For all those who loved you and will continue to miss you we can only take comfort that you are at peace, pain free and having a cold coors light, sitting on some golf course in heaven relaxing with Uncle Pete. Until we meet again.
Love always,
Katie

My deepest sympathy to the Hupka family, friends and staff.
Bob was a very kind and generous man with a great sense of humor.
He will be greatly missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all

My deepest sympathy to the Hupka family and Bob's dearest friends. I went to school with Bob and my family lived down the road from his family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

it is such a sad time for so many.
bob was a good man & great friend.
our loss is felt deeply...
in the spirit of our great memories.
peace

December 9th, 2009

My deepest sympathies go out to Bob's family and many friends. I haven't seen Bob in a few years, but will always cherish his kindness and tremendous generosity. He took me aside early in my CL selling days and gave me invaluable advice that has stayed with me forever.

If there's a golf course in heaven he will be saying to his "partner" "hey two things wrong with that shot, you hit and I didn't". Bob was one hell of a guy, thanks for all the late nights, Pub crawls, Lions and Tigers games, puttimng lessons in your back yard and for letting me back into a golf game every once in a while. Rest in peace Bob rest in peace.

Glen "Fats" Williams

December 9th, 2009

I cannot descibe the sadness that came over me when I learned of my dear friends passing. He was one of the most generous and thoughtful persons I have ever known.
He was the "benchmark" when it came to the game of golf. We all went out hoping to beat the great Bobby Hupka at the game of golf, few us ever did.
His efforts to coordinate the hundreds of golf outings that he put together brought together hundreds of strangers, but at the end of day, left as friends.

I am truly sorry I am not able to be with the Hupka family this day, but my thoughts and prayers are with you.

I would like to be there to share some of the great stories and memories I have, maybe some other time

Jim Molyneux

What a loss to the community and to such a wonderful, loving family. I pray for peace to you all and am so pleased to have known such a sweet person. Such a beautiful, happy man. God must have some very special plans to have taken such a great guy. My prayers to you Mr. and Mrs. Hupka, Don, Margaret and sweet Carol.
Debra Winker and family

Mr. & Mrs. Hupka, all Bob's family & especially Carol, we just want to say how very sorry, sad, & shocked we were to hear about Bob, my father Harvey worked with Bob's father for many years at Lakewood Golf, Bob has been our eye Dr. for many many years, & also our friend, again our deepest sympathy to all of you's, he was one of the best & he will be greatly missed. Lillian, Dianne,Mark,Taunya, Jake & Ryan Davey

A truly wonderful person with a great sense of humour. This world is a lesser place without him..

My thoughts and prayers go out to Bob's family. I will fondly remember his fantastic sense of humour whenever we were together at Optometry Conferences or on the golf course. He will be missed by all.

My deepest condolences to Carol, Chris, and the whole family, especially to Mr. and Mrs. Hupka.,
there is no greater pain than to lose your child, no matter what age.
I had the pleasure to work with Dr.Hupka and trully enjoyed his wisdom and his best sense of humor, he sure enjoyed the good things in life and shared it with many good people.
I was shocked to hear the sad news, with the attitude towards life that he had i thought he would live to hundred.
May you rest in peace.

We are shocked by the terrible news. Our deepest sympathy to the whole family. I had the pleasure to work with Dr.Bob and enjoyed his great sense of humor.
You will be missed by many.
May you rest in peace.

To the family and staff of Dr. Hupka,

Dr. Hupka has been my doctor for many years and it was easy to say that he was my favourite. He always made me laugh and had such a great love of life.

I feel fortunate that I was able to see him just a few short weeks ago.

You will be greatly missed.

My condolences go out to his family and staff.

Every time you would walk through the door, you would always have the biggest smile on your face that I always found contagious. You had such a friendly and caring quality that will never be forgotten. You will be greatly missed.

Our hearts and prayers are with you. God has you by his side. He needs you there, to see all the wonderful people you have touched, and whom better than our Dr. Bob. God bless you.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dr. Hupka's family. We were so sorry to hear of Dr. Hupkas passing. He was our family eye doctor for the past 17 years. He will be sadly miss by all of us. May you rest in peace. Francis, Penny, Nikki and Joel Ducharme

Sorry to hear of the passing of Dr. Bob May your memories of the past carry you into the future with a smile!

It is with great saddness and dis- believe that I am writing this sad note...and what's even harder is that I am still overseas as I jott my thoughts, I came to see you before I left and you told me "GoodLuck" with your usual radiant smile, Doctor Bob,I met you over 35 years ago, when your office was still downtown Windsor,and you took care of our whole family and so many friends too. Thanks for so many Smiles you shared. We just wanted you to know that our Prayers are with YOU, All your Family, and your dedicated staff.
*** Dr. Bob, May you Rest In Peace, Amen.***

Our Deepest Sympathy,
The Calleja Family,
Tecumseh, Ontario

My sympathy to the family. I went to school with Robert and Don. They were nice young men. I will miss Bob's teasing. Blessings

Gil and I just learned of Bob's sudden passing. We are so sorry for your loss. What a terrible loss to the community.....he was a great, funny guy. Our deepest sympathy to Mr. & Mrs Hupka, Don, Margaret and Carol......

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

To Matt and his loving family and Bob's family my deepest condolences, I new Matt and Bob very well. I used to work with Matt at Lakewood Golf and Country Club many yrs ago. Bob always had a smile on his face and a joke to tell. He will really be missed.

Dr. H. was a great guy with a terrific chairside manner. He will be missed by many.

It is a shock and hurt to know that I can no longer see such a delightful face greet me when I come to see my favourite eye docter after so many years with my young sons, YOU saw them grow into young men. I also won't forget the years at Lakewood golf club.love always Dani Brecka matt & mike Jr. thoughts are with you Matti & Olive, Carel & Chris

Carol and Chris,
So sorry to hear of your great loss. Please know during these sad and trying times that your friends are near and praying for you.

Our deepest sympathy,

Michael Langlois and Lisa Cheney

OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO HUPKA FAMILY.GOD BLESS

Doc,

When you walked through the doors at Tecumshe Golf or Johnny Shotz you brought a smile to everyone's face - a rare quality. You will be missed. Your family is in our thoughts.

Bob Hupka was a person who always greeted us with a warm smile and a firm hand shake or a big hug. The good Lord has truly taken the best of the best. Rest in peace young man. You will be missed.

RH.
Thirty three years.
You introduced me to boating and you taught me how to drive a boat. We searched high and low from Stoney Point to Amherstburg when it was time to buy my first boat. You insisted on buying lunch that day but I left you money under the armrest of the front seat. (You never knew). When I bought my first house on the lake, it was with your approval. When you opened up shop late in the evening to remove a piece of insulation from my eye, I left you a bottle of CR between your front doors. (You never knew). Last Christmas you and Carol, (Mick), were over for our first annual MacNeil Christmas. You spent most of the evening in the bathroom. This year I bought 2 top end toilets, (You never knew).

When Maria brought the girls in for their eye exam, you made it fun and exciting. You would tease them by asking Laura and Amanda who was their favorite aunt. Was it Aunt Mick or was it Aunt Mare? Their answers left you responding that you could have fun with this.

I have enjoyed seeing you and Mick so happy together this past year and a half. You have brought laughter and happiness to the MacNeil family.
I would like to end this with a parting sarcasm we've shared between us over the years, but I think I'll wait until we meet again in the big lakes up in sky. This time you get the 16 foot Cutter, and I get the 20 foot Sea Ray.
E.

Bob

You will be missed by so many of us. My heart goes out to all those that you have brought joy to throughout your life. You have been a dear friend and colleague. My thoughts go out to your family, staff and friends; as your were always thought of as family since you always treated me as such.
Your friend,

Computer Chris

Bob, It's with such a heavy heart that I'm writing this to you. Tony and I will never forget you, #1 neighbour in our eyes. You have the biggest heart and Mack and Olivia will never forget all that you've done for them.
You will never be forgotten. Our hearts go out to the Hupka Family.
Peace out Doc, We love you

Carol
We are really sorry for your loss.Bob will be missed by our entire family,our prayers are with you during these difficult times .We will miss and love him forever.

My heart & prayer's go out to the Hupka Family.... Bob you were a favorite of mine....... not through appt. though! lol You were A great person & a very funny guy... don't worry I can still see..although I was about due to book an appt! I will miss you & your smile & generous humour a whole lot! God Bless You! xo

Bob, in the past 20 years you were my mentor, teacher, boss, colleague, golf instructor/partner and best of all my "buddy Bob". You sir, will greatly be missed. Rest in peace.

To Carol and your entire family my deepest condolences. Bob, truly was an incredible man and I will miss him and his humour immensely.

Dr. Ana Juricic

Bob,
Am so honoured that I was a member of your staff, if only for such a short time. Luckily I was able to catch a glimpse of that sense of humour that you were so well known for! Hope you're playing all the best courses up there! Carol, my deepest sympathies to you and your family.
Kris

Our deepest sympathies to the Hupka family.

My goodness, what a sad time. I'm deeply saddened and my heart goes out to the Hupka family. As one of Bob's sales representative's, I always looked forward to my travels in the Windsor area. Visions of a golf game always came to mind. Bob, your love of life and your contagious sense of humour are what I will remember about you the most. You will be greatly missed!

Bob
In hockey terms:
You were a first all star in any position.
You will be missed.
Don, MaryJane, Erin and D.J. MacNeil

My deepest sympathies to the family. I always enjoyed my time with Bob. My trips to Windsor won't be the same.

Bobby, I am going to miss your teasing, and your incredible gift for telling jokes. You brought laughter everywhere you went, and shared your contagious enthusium for life with everyone. My heart is with Carol and Chris and your family.

Shocking and extremely sadenning.
We loved Bob and he will be intensely missed.

Larry & Francine Chevalier

it was a pleasure to know Bob - if only as a patient. i knew of him and his zest for life through the stories told to me by my brother, Bill. my deepest sympathies to his family.

Doc,
The news came as a great shock to my family and I. Going to greatly miss having some CL's in the barn before rounds of golf! You will be missed by all. Some things just don't make sense! We'll miss you!

DOC,
The news came as a great shock to me. Enjoyed so many great moments in the barn drinking CL's before golf over the years! You will be greatly missed. My deepest sympathies to your family and 'great' friends! We'll all miss ya!

Ken and Debbie Troup,our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.Bob was a friend and well repected in our community.The golf coarses will miss you Bob.GOD BLESS

From Tom, Pat and Lisa Bensette..are deepest sympathy goes out to the Hupka family. He was a great doctor with a sense of humour and as well as a good friend to us. He will never be forgotten and will be greatly missed by us.

All of my at Meridian CondoResorts are deeply saddened and would like to offer our condolences to all of Bob's family and friends. Over the years I have grown very close to Dr. Hupka, spending hours with him planning his golf trip to Arizona. I always appreciated his dedication and devotion to his group, making sure that their trip was always a lot of fun. He will be greatly missed by all of us.

My deepest sympathies to the family. I will keep you in my prayers. We will all miss him and cherish the wonderful memories.
Carolle Raymond

Bob, it was such a pleasure knowing you. You were such a good and kind man. Your wit and humour were the hilight of our day. Rosalie, Rose-Anne, Rosemary, Steve, Shane and Sandra and all the staff of Johnny Shotz.

Marg and Dane, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Bob will be missed by so many people. He was a wonderful person.

Dear Bob,s family,

Our family will miss him as friend and Doc. Deepest sympathy.

Sylvio, Rachel Lesperance

I am so sorry to read of the loss of Dr. Hupka (Bob). I was just at the office two weeks ago, and we spoke of his travels to Arizona and the many years I have been his patient. You will truly be missed
Rest in Peace

We'll definately miss you Bob. You and and John helped me get my start in private practice in the area. Your Super Bowl parties were the highlight of the year.

There forever will be a void at the office. Rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family, he was a great guy and will be sadly missed by many.

Marg and Dane: Our hearts go out to you at this time and in the days ahead. Bobby will be missed and remembered by so many people. God Bless

We will miss your humour. It was a pleasure having you as our Dr for so many years.

"RH" you were the best and will be dearly missed.

Love Katie, Riley and Sean

Our family's deepest sympathies and ongoing prayers.

Dear Chris & Carol.

We are truly sorry to hear of your loss. We are keeping you guys and the entire family in our thoughts and prayers during this time. Our sincere condolences.

Rest in Peace Bob, you will be missed.

Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this very difficult time. We will miss Bob's sense of humor when we come to the office. He made getting your eyes checked an experience.

Bill, Heather and Linda Tobin

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

Godspeed Bob. You will be missed.

Dr. H!
you will be forever missed by SO many people. To all of the family-we're here for you and send our deepest sympathies. God Bless