Bob Riffe

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The Pocahontas Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society 
wishes to advise members and friends that our long time member and 
good friend, Bob Riffe, has gone home to be with his beloved Lord and 
Savior on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005.  Bob is a committed Christian and 
we celebrate that he is now in a better place and free of the 
sickness that took him from this earth. At the same time we mourn his 
loss from amongst us and especially we think of his beloved wife, 
Judy, at this time.
      Bob had an encyclopedic knowledge of Norfolk & Western steam 
power, having been born and raised along the "Pokie", and was always 
willing to share that knowledge. Bob had retired as an automotive 
technology teacher at the McDowell County Vocational Tech Center. He 
was an avid collector of N&W brass models and a long time dealer in 
HO scale models. Bob was also a devoted fan of NASCAR and an avid 
outdoorsman and ATV rider. Most of all, Bob was known to all as a 
kind and thoughtful gentleman and we will miss his presence among us.
      Friends may visit the family tonight, Saturday December 17, 
2005 between 6:00 and 8:00PM at the Craven-Shires funeral home on US 
Rte 52 one half mile south of WV Rte 20 in Bluewell.There will be a 
memorial service on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at 2:00PM at the 
Memorial Baptist Church in Bluefield, Virginia.
Dan Mulhearn; Editor/National Director
Pocahontas Chapter, National Railway Historical Society

Dan and Nina Mulhearn; Pipestem WV
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