John Power Obituary
John Robert
"Bob" Power
John Robert "Bob" Power, 60, of Charlottesville, Virginia, died on Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Charlottesville.
Bob was born on March 8, 1950, the son of the late Jacqueline R. Power of Lynchburg, Virginia, and Jack and Erline Power of Gretna, Virginia.
Bob was a very kind and gentle man, who went out of his way to help others. He enjoyed acoustic music and loved to travel. Mostly though, he just liked offering a helping hand to his friends who could always count on him. Bob was a perfectionist who loved to work with his hands. He loved a hearty beer, and knew everything about wine and thoroughly enjoyed sharing both with his many close friends. Wherever Bob went, his Apple computer went with him. He loved to blog and interact on the web through his Facebook profile. Bob was also a fixture for over 20 years at Daedalus Book Shop in Charlottesville.
Bob was a graduate of E.C. Glass in Lynchburg and the University of Virginia. He was surrounded by some of his closest friends at his untimely death.
Bob is also survived by his sister, Ginger Power and her husband, John A. Jones, and their children, Kelly and Katie, of Virginia Beach; and his brother and sister-in-law, Randy and Sharon Power, and their children, Todd, Andrew, and Emily, of Madison Heights; and many friends who will all miss him dearly.
A service honoring Bob's life will be held in Charlottesville at Hill and Wood Funeral Home, 201 North First Street, Monday, May 3, 2010. A visitation with the family will be at 3 p.m. with the service at 4 p.m. followed by a reception at Bel Rio Restaurant, 407D Monticello Road, open to all who knew him.
Friends may send their condolences to the family at www.hillandwood.com.
This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.
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William Howerton
May 3, 2010
Bob,
We shared many adventures, some subtle and relaxed, some requiring great effort and interpersonal restraint. The locations were many: The Prism, Court Square Tavern, The Gravity Lounge, Cafe Cubano, the American Southwest (including canoeing the Green River), the Pacific Northwest (and all the brew pubs between here and there), and (probably the most meaningful) the 12 years of regular happy hours hosted by Sid and Dennis. I realize that in recent years we had far less contact, but I would still look for you most days when I went to Cafe Cubano. You always had something interesting to show me on that ever-present laptop (stock reports, musicians' websites, your latest online flame). Life really won't be the same without your quirky refinement and perpetual search for meaning. If there is an existence "beyond the veil," I hope you find peace.
Bill
Marcy Day
May 2, 2010
Bob wrote: " I could summarize my religion as: "Alienos rigas agros tuis sitientibus. -- You water others' fields while yours are dry." "
We will all miss his quick and quirky wit, his love of literature, music and art, and his kind, true and gentle nature that kept him watering other fields while his were dry.
Adam Zeitz
May 2, 2010
Bob, we'll miss you... you were a very kind man and I'm sorry I'll never hear one of your stories or enjoy a beer or glass of wine with you again.
Helen Green
May 2, 2010
My thoughts and prayers are with you. May the comfort of your memories carry you through these days!
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Byron Harris
May 2, 2010
Bob was the gentlest of souls. To me, it sums it up to say that he possessed so many qualities that so many of us strive for in life but never quite measure up. He was very special indeed.
I will miss running into him on the downtown mall.
Sid McColley
May 1, 2010
Bob, we will miss you. You were a fixture in our lives in Charlottesville, thirteen years of regular Friday night happy hours. I'll never forget when you spontaneously showed up when I was camping with a friend on Ocracoke Island. You were always there if we needed you. I'm glad we reconnected recently on facebook, and that you were continuing to do all the things you loved. Rest in peace, Bob. With love from Sid, Dennis, and Joschka
Blair Jones
May 1, 2010
I will always remember what a kind, gentle and supportive person Bob was. We will miss him.
Bill Baldwin
April 30, 2010
Bob in his own words:
I come from a family with deep roots in southside Virginia. Raised on a tobacco farm on the edge of moonshine country I have some old-fashioned values and reserve but an artist's concern and gentleness, and take pride in a battle-toughened hide. I'm personally easy going, romantic and sweet, so I'm told, but have the critic's scowl and crackle. A fan of acoustic music I listen to live shows most nights, though good ballet is the art that moves me most for it gives the clearest sense of the sublime. When I travel I look for good brew pubs to sample what I would never be able to taste in a bottle. I listen well and have great patience. Am told that I have a mind, heart, and spirit much younger than my years. . . . . . . . I could say that I'm known for fixing 'most anything; my mind (that's for others to describe); my doggedness (woof! woof!); my spirit, humor and smile. . . . I'm drawn to the ocean but am a particular fan of the Southwest -- I think the land there slowly comes to affect one deeply. -- I could summarize my religion as: "Alienos rigas agros tuis sitientibus. -- You water others' fields while yours are dry."
He was a great friend.
--bill
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