We are so saddened by the loss of my beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Mr. Smith was truly a sweet and loving gentleman. His smile was contagious and, when approached by him to serve, it was difficult to impossible to say "no". Our love and prayers are with you all but know that you have beautiful memories to last you a lifetime. God bless you all. Barbara and John Wallace

My heart is saddened by the loss of my former boss, Bob Smith. Back in the day, I worked for the Gloucester County Health Dept. Bob and I worked together for 9 yrs. When Bob decided to pursue other ventures, the health dept. Was never the same. He was a fair and kind individual. In fact he preferred to be called Bob instead of Mr. Smith and always had an open door policy. May he find peace in his new home in heaven and may the Lord give the Smith family His peace.

My heart is saddened by the loss of my former boss, Bob Smith. Back in the day, I worked for the Gloucester County Health Dept. Bob and I worked together for 9 yrs. When Bob decided to pursue other ventures, the health dept. Was never the same. He was a fair and kind individual. In fact he preferred to be called Bob instead of Mr. Smith and always had an open door policy. May he find peace in his new home in heaven and may the Lord give the Smith family His peace.

Dear Meriam and Family, We have had the privilege of knowing Bob for 60+ years. He was truly the kindest and nicest person we have ever known. Everyone who Bob touched in life became a better person by his fine example. We have always thought of Bob as family. We will truly miss him. Carol and Bill Scalia

Dear Smith family: I wish to convey my sincerest condolences to your entire family. Losing a loved one in death is one is one of the hardest things that anyone will ever have to deal with. There is a great hope held out to us for the future because God promises to bring those we lost back to life by means of a resurrection to a paradise earth, where sickness and death will be no more. I hope this brief message will bring you a measure of comfort in this difficult time.

We send our heartfelt sympathy to my dear friend Meriam and the family. Bob was a life time friend and we shared many happy times. We will miss Bob, he was the kindest man we have every known. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Dave and Mary Lee

To Robin Ruiz and Family, Our deepest of sympathies go out to you and your family on the loss of your father. May God comfort you and your family. Sincerely from your Rutgers SSI suport team, Anthony, Brian and Lagreata

Bob was truly one of a kind! I wanted to share this story to show just what kind of person he was and how he helped shape my life. I first met Bob in 1979, I was 15 years old and that's when I met the love of my life his daughter Robin. As like any father he cautiously welcome me into his family and in time treated me like his own. To that end he shared one of his true passions in life.....sailing. Bob went through a few smaller sail boats starting with a sail board (what a disaster that was) before landing his pride and joy of boating, a larger Hunter that can hold the whole family for weekend sleep overs and sailing. He kept the boat in Maryland and we would often spend many weekends enjoying the boat as it had plenty of room for our family to sleep and enjoy sailing the Chesapeake Bay. I am not sure how old I was at the time maybe 16 or 17 but it was another beautiful weekend on the Chesapeake Bay and the whole family was out sailing including Bob's mother who often joined us on our sailing weekends. In true form Bob wanted to share his joy of sailing and was always teaching the family (mostly the guys) how to sail. On this particular weekend it was a calm sunny day with a nice breeze for sailing, we were well on our way and Bob asked if I wanted to sail the boat that day. I never really sailed before only watch Bob each weekend. He said it's fine just hold the wheel and keep the sails full. I jumped at the opportunity and proudly took the helm. All was going great as I captained the boat and the family enjoyed the day sailing. Well captained obvious (me) had no idea what I was doing or what to do as another large sail boat was heading our way. I watched and watched as the other boat got closer and closer and I kept saying to myself when is this guy going to change course and get out of my way. Well that never happen and the other boat rammed us mid ship.....it was like an earthquake rocked our boat as we collided into each other. Our family was rocked around but lucky no one on either boat was hurt other than the two boats and yes me.....my pride that is. The accident was my fault as the other sail boat had the right of way and I was the one who should have moved. Throughout this incident Bob never got upset or made me feel bad as this was clearly my fault and I put his family a risk that day. The truth is, at the time, I did not know it was my fault I though it was the other guys fault, after all he hit us. After dealing with the incident and getting our boat safely back to the dock we headed home. Again Bob never got upset with me and acted as everything was normal. When we arrived home Bob called me into the living room and I though oh no I am going to get it now! As my heart raced I did not say a word I only waited for what was going to happen next. Bob said have a seat and then he sat next to me, he handed me a book that must of been three inch thick and said in his normal very calm voice, I guess I should have given this to you sooner. This book will help you understand the rules for safe boating, when you are finished reading it let's talk about it so I can help you be a safer boater. He told me that it was ok what happened and as long as we learn from it we will be better boaters in the future. I learned more about Bob that day and the type of person he is, was, and always will be to me. His passion for boating rubbed off onto me and I became the boater I am because of him. For the rest of my boating days I will always have Bob with me in my heart! From the lyrics of my favorite artist Jimmy Buffett I share this for Bob.....sail on sailer sail on..... He made me into a better man and although I will miss him everyday I will never forget.

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