Valerie King
I met Robert when I was a teenager in Port Charlotte, Florida in the 1980s. We played volleyball on the Gumbee's Windsurfing Team. Before I got to know him, I remember during a volleyball break he began singing and I mentioned something about how he has a nice singing voice, which looking back makes me laugh at the understatement of his talent! He then told me he was an opera singer. Over the years, Robert became a family friend and was generous and caring. I am so glad to have met him.