Rupert and Dave, Bob had some very nice photos of this aircraft, both
exterior and interior. Will send them when I am able.
Archie
Care
to tell us more about the Burlington aircraft?
Rupert
Gamlen
Auckland NZ
Group,
A few days ago the Burlington lost one of the
oldest retired officials when Bob Richards passed away at the age of 102.
Bob lived here in Hannibal and he retired in
1975 as Vice President of Purchasing and Materials. He started
working in 1935 and spent 40 plus years with the
Burlington. Bob got his start in or around
Aurora as a result of a recommendation from his Sunday
School teacher GA Goerner who was General Storekeeper on the system in the
1930s. Bob was raised in Aurora. Bob was a
walking encyclopedia of Burlington purchasing and kept wonderful records
which his daughter told me they were going to pass on to the BRHS. He
was involved in the sale of the Burlington business
cars as well as the purchase of the railroad's very first airplane.
Bob had previously donated his official's little black bible that
every official carried to our society and now we can help fill our new
archives storage area with this generous gift from his
family.