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Author Topic: Bob McRae RIP Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-04-2015 12:37 PM                     Bob was a good friend and someone that I owe much of my success in this Business to. Bob was also good friends with Dick Prather and a slew of other people. He always had good stories to tell from his Boeing days and others from doing theater work. His interest in Western Electric stuff never ceased and we had a discussion on the phone about that just last week... Mark  |  IP: Logged John Eickhof Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 588 From: Wendell, ID USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 06-04-2015 06:34 PM                        Perhaps at the top of my list as one of the most likable and genuine people in the industry!! Met him through Dick Prather over 40 years ago. Had many interactions through the years trading old stuff around. My heartfelt condolences to the entire family, another legend passes on, I will miss him!! John  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 06-04-2015 11:44 PM                       He was the real deal. One always knew where they stood with Bob. We became very good friends in my early days at Dolby around 1980. He was one of my favorite reasons to go to Seattle and always went someplace fabulous to eat with his awesome wife Elia. A very classy family all around. Times are changing fast.  |  IP: Logged Gary A. Hoselton Film Handler Posts: 59 From: Portland OR U.S.A. Registered: Nov 2005 posted 06-06-2015 05:18 PM                     I was going to visit Bob last Thursday, so called him from Boise late Wednesday afternoon and Elia answered, said Bob was unconscious and dying. Among Bob's stories was seeing "Bawana Devil" in 3-D in Bogata, Columbia, while stationed there as a U.S. Marine. We've lost an energetic and generous Gentleman. We've lost a friend.  |  IP: Logged

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