I just saw a post regarding the passing of our friend Bob Suzuki in August. This is the first I heard of the death of this multi-talented kind soul.
Bob Suzuki, 1954-2021
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, Oct 21 2021 05:03 PM
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 05:03 PM
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 05:22 PM
Thanks for letting us know, Dennis.
Bob was a very early member here at Slotblog, having joined in February 2006.
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 05:27 PM
Rest in peace, Bob!
A very talented man.
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 06:24 PM
Oh, no. I hadn't seen or heard from him for a while. He was a great guy and good soul.
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 07:37 PM
Bob was a nice person. In addition to being quite a good chassis builder, mostly 1/32, Bob was a very good artist and a collector of art and articles with a nautical theme. Born in the Seattle area, he also played guitar.
I tried to contact him about a year ago, but was unsuccessful at that time. He will be missed.
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 08:28 PM
I've had no luck in locating an obituary for Bob.
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Posted 21 October 2021 - 09:45 PM
Bob's talents were great. His works live on. He was the Iso-fulcrum king of brass chassis scratchbuilding. 
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Posted 22 October 2021 - 09:18 AM
Rest in Peace, Bob.
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Posted 22 October 2021 - 12:08 PM
He definitely contributed a lot here. He'll be missed.
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Posted 22 October 2021 - 01:03 PM
I was just going through old T-shirts and saw his drawing and thought I will have to call him...
Rest in peace, Sir!
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Posted 25 October 2021 - 01:23 PM
Yes, wonderful...
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Posted 25 October 2021 - 06:45 PM
Thanks, Jo. You beat me to it, as I had planned to bring that Facebook post over here, too.
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Posted 25 October 2021 - 08:20 PM
You are welcome, Greg. I only knew Bob for a short time when he was in Toronto, but I will never forget him.
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Posted 05 April 2023 - 08:38 AM
Artwork by Bob Suzuki (R.I.P.)
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