RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted December 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2015 Sad news today that Bob Heath has died. I had a lot of contact with Bob when he was setting up his Your Model Railway forum and wanted help with the page design. http://yourmodelrailway.net I never met him, but he was the gentlest person to deal with. His YMR forum meant a lot to him, he regarded it as a big family of friends. He spent many hours on there, indexing the content and compiling page after page of model railway information and links. It was a sad day for him when poor health forced him to hand it on. RIP Bob. Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted December 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2015 A true gentleman. Very sad news indeed. I knew that he hadn't been in the best of health for a long time. Thank you for letting us know Martin. R.I.P. Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDolfelin Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 That's sad news, Martin. I considered him a friend, albeit virtual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Sad news indeed, Martin. Your Model Railway was a very gentle place to talk about model railways as everyone respected Bob and what he had put together. As BoD said, he was a true gentleman and one who will be missed. R.I.P Bob. It was a pleasure knowing you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold martin_wynne Posted December 1, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2015 Your Model Railway forum shares the same web hosting provider as the Templot web site -- Jim Hale in Columbus, Ohio. (Also at one time RMweb.) Jim has just posted this on his own customer forum, showing the wide regard for Bob from everyone who knew him: "Bob of the original yourmodelrailway evidently passed away at the end of last week. He was one of the more mellow fellows I had the opportunity to do business with, we wrote the real phpBB converter for him. He will be missed." Martin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 My condolences and my respect for the work he undertook in support of the modelling community. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold john dew Posted December 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2015 I can only echo the comments made above. He was a gentleman of the old fashioned school. His enthusiasm made YMR a very special place. RIP Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2015 Bob Heath, founder of the online club Your Model Railway passed away last week, the club's membership has been advised today. Most of the site is open-access and therefore many members here may be aware of its existence and substantial knowledge bank. Some of us will be members of both places. Bob had suffered from cancer and beaten it twice only to then suffer from severe breathing difficulties in recent years. While he was very unwell his passing is described as sudden and unexpected and he was "out and about" earlier in the day. YMR - now Your Model Railway Club - continues and has been under different ownership in recent years after Bob himself determined he could no longer maintain it as he wished due to his health. http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=14002&forum_id=35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Solly Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks Rick, I have sent Andy Y a PM about this as well. Bob's forums , both Barchester & YMR, have been the catalyst for making many new friends, virtual & physical. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks Rick, I have sent Andy Y a PM about this as well. Bob's forums , both Barchester & YMR, have been the catalyst for making many new friends, virtual & physical. As no-one else had mentioned this and Petermac, who had the invidious task of notifying the membership, will be asleep I did so in the hope that no offence would be taken and have sent Peter a PM via the YMR site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon s Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hi Rick, sad news indeed. Martin advised us earlier in the day, so you may wish to ask that both threads are combined. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/105648-bob-heath-robert-on-ymr/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Solly Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I too knew Bob for many years via YMR and enjoyed talking to him in Spain from here in Australia. He will be missed. RIP Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2015 I hadn't found the earlier topic Gordon so thanks for the link. I know Andy Y has been advised privately as well so I'll let the staff manage as they see fit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted December 2, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2015 In case a read-through appears odd perhaps I should confirm that two similar topics have now been merged in the Obituaries forum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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