Rest in Peace Bob/lz6

I am very saddened to post that Bob Blum aka lz6 passed away peacefully this past Friday.

Bob was kind, unassuming, and extremely generous. Bob loved our community immensely and his integrity and wisdom have been invaluable to us.

As many of you know as a young lad he served in Vietnam with great honor as a pathfinder and throughout his life he kept in touch with his detachment and supported them in every deployment.
Being always eager to help he led our “operation WetShave” with great success and we couldn’t have asked for a better person.

Bob was passionate about our hobby and he enjoyed refurbishing old razors, tinkering in his garage. He enjoyed using his straight razors right until his last few weeks.

With his passing we lost a great man who was deeply loved and respected by all.

Rest in Peace, my friend.

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This truly saddens me. I always enjoyed reading Bobs posts.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

God Bless.

Thank you for posting this Ivan. My prayers go out to all his friends and family.

And thanks for the link. That was a great read. Prooves the quality of men in this forum. Rest in Peace Bob.

Bob was a wonderful guy, always willing to help. As mentioned he instigated 'Operation Wet Shave' and so many of us jumped on the opportunity to help out, myself included.

He was so helpful when I wanted to replace my cousin's medals. Here:https://sharprazorpalace.com/convers...g-warrior.html

I remember him writing that while it was doubtful that they had met in person in Nam, he was sure that they had worked on the same missions together.

My heartfelt condolences to Bob's family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Very sad. Bob was an icon of SRP!

Tragically, this sub forum continues to grow.

Another old timer bites the dust, very sad news indeed.

My condolences to all who knew him. He will be missed but will live on in our memories.

Bob was a great member here. May He Rest in Peace.

I cannot help but think he is having a nice Havana with the Man Upstairs about now....

Very sorry to hear this. :(

Gugi, thanks for posting this. I did not know him all that well but he certainly contributed a lot to this SRP.
Had I known that he was a "Pathfinder" in Nam I would have asked if he knew a friend of mine who filled that role for 5 years.
I always wondered what "lz6" meant to him.

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Originally Posted by randydance062449

Gugi, thanks for posting this. I did not know him all that well but he certainly contributed a lot to this SRP.
Had I known that he was a "Pathfinder" in Nam I would have asked if he knew a friend of mine who filled that role for 5 years.
I always wondered what "lz6" meant to him.

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Randy I'm sure you know but for those that don't 'Iz6' was his call sign while he was a Pathfinder in Nam.

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of another fine forum member and fellow Vietnam vet. Thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.

Awesome human being,
rest easy brother, see you on the high ground.

Bob was a great person. I always like communicating with him. He was a great guy and friend.
Rest in peace. My condolences to the family.

Very sad news, a true gentleman who will be sadly missed.

Rest in peace, Bob / Iz6.
See you on the other side.

Gentlemen,

I am profoundly saddened at the passing of my friend, and fellow Vietnam veteran, Bob.

Indeed, Bob was generous and helpful. He was such an asset to this forum.

Most of all, he was a fine man with a warm and caring heart — a rare human being that stood proudly as a beacon of goodness.

I will miss you, old friend, and miss our reminiscences about Vietnam. God bless you. Enjoy your shave den in heaven.

I’ve missed Bob since the day he departed the forum. After seeing these pictures from Gugi, my suspicions that we was a superb human were easily confirmed.

And, all of you Vietnam vets have my sincere gratitude for every thing that you endured for our country’s freedom.

Very sad news. I didn’t know Bob for long and only through this forum, but I really liked him. He was a very generous and kind hearted man that I really enjoyed talking with. RIP Bob!!

Bob was one of the good ones and will be missed, I really got to know him several years back when he was actually thinking of moving up this way.
He would call and ask about the area and asked for info about Heart oriented medical facilities, talk would turn to razors and just life in general.
He was just a pleasure to know and talk to, he was a great listener and seemed genuinely happy to listen to me blab incessantly about SR work :)

We all lost a friend here

Rest Easy

Gentlemen-I've gotten a little misty just reading all your posts. I didn't know Bob personally, but appreciated his contributions to the forum and knew what a solid guy he was. Another one we will miss.

Sorry to hear, Bob will be missed but not forgotten.

May he rest in peace. i always enjoyed his posts.

I had a lot of time for Bob. We have lost someone who defines the Aussie term "a good bloke"
Rest in peace mate.

Very sad, I remember, "Operation Wetshave", he will be missed, and may he rest in peace.

Another strong member gone ahead to join the ranks on the other side
Enjoyed the exchanges and views with Bob immensely.
He will be missed.

Rest in peace Bob/lz6. I bought a number of razors from him over the last decade and all were fairly priced and in great shape. Great contributor to straight razor community and all around good guy. He will be missed.

Rest In Peace Bob

Wow, I had no idea. I know you're in a better place now. I was just thinking of a straight razor I bought from you, about 20 minutes ago. R.I.P. my friend.

I can’t believe I just saw this now. I am very saddened to hear this news. Bob was such a gentleman. I remember him taking good care of the BST section of this site. We have bought a few items off each other over the years. I know he liked vintage Solingens.

May he rest is peace