05-06-2021, 09:21 PM | #1 |
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Bob Watanabe @ Drift Office
Last night, it was announced that Bob had passed away from natural causes on May 4th. This announcement was made on Facebook, but posting here just in case he has customers/friends on here who do not use Facebook.
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05-06-2021, 09:50 PM | #2 |
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RIP Legend
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05-06-2021, 09:55 PM | #3 | |
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05-07-2021, 03:56 AM | #4 |
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05-07-2021, 08:07 PM | #5 |
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05-10-2021, 12:34 AM | #6 |
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RIP, Bob.
He was a super good dude that shared his vast knowledge without asking for anything. |
05-10-2021, 09:45 PM | #7 |
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Really sad story. Helped me a ton on my 86 journey. Just an overall great guy in the community his drift days at the ridge is where I learned to drift.
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There will be a Memorial Service for Bob on the 17th. - per his FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2044.../?ref=newsfeed |
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