Bob was a well-known figure in the town of Dalhousie and the province of New Brunswick.

He will be remembered for his great contribution and dedication to minor hockey, minor baseball, the Dalhousie Fire fighters, the New Brunswick Fire fighters association, the Dalhousie town council, the Knights of Columbus, his labour union local

, the Dalhousie meals on Wheels program, the Canadian Red Cross through their blood donor clinics, the New Brunswick genealogy society, the Dalhousie town museum, and the local Credit Union.