The Council Room

[David Bentley]

I am sad to report that Robert "Bob S. Bigelow passed away August 18, 2020.
Bob was an outstanding student and athlete, and a published author and public speaker. We knew him best at Wyanoke as a great basketball player, and, as the underlying reason why a tarred basketball court was created next to the Junior Camp. Bob and his two brothers were campers, and Bob was also a JA.

Further information maybe found at www.lanefuneral.com/obituary-listing.

I am sure that you all join me in sending our thoughts and prayers to the Bigelow Family at this time.
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C-1 49 J-7 52 S-3 55 J-10 58
C-7 50 J-7 53 S-2 56 J-8 59
C-8 51 J-4 54 S-7 57 (JA) J-8 60 - 64
1965 - 1968 Military service
Pine Cone 68 - 75 (with wife,Sherry,
and daughter Tracey)
Wolfeboro - full-time since 1997

[Robert Vaughan]

I remember Bob as both a camper, basketball player, and motivational speaker. I saw him play for Penn against Harvardback in the day and then he played briefly with the Boston Celtics.

But just last week, as I was doing rehab from a nasty bout of Lyme disease, and I was doing some arm exercises with 6- and 8-pound weights, I was recalling one day at camp when Bob was holding out straight 75-pound weights!

I am sorry about Bob's passing.

[Robert Vaughan]

https://epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=ff04ce46-b723-4184-acc6-fb4e7fd1da2e

Bob Ryan, the writer of this piece, is one of the giants of sportswriting both in Boston and nationally. He is retired now and writes one piece a week or month for the Globe. So for him to write this is a great tribute to Bob Bigelow.

[DavidAyars]

That is truly sad news in a sad year. Much too soon. Bob epitomized Courage and Loyalty.
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Camper: J-8 1965 (Kevin Ryan), J-8 1966 (Mike Freeland), S-6 1967 (Russ Hatch), S-3 1968 (Jeremy Cripps), and JA-2 1969 (Dan Mannis).
JC: J-2 1970 (Bill Bettison) and J-3 1971 (Gene Comella). Councilor 1972, J-5 1973, and JA-1 1974 & 1975