In many of my past hiking columns, I have written about experiences I had with Conway artist Bob Gordon and his Tibetan terrier Champney. We took countless hikes together and with other hiking friends, and sometimes used each other as spotters when we hiked alone, leaving word with the other one where we were going and calling upon return.
Well, sometime this past Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning, the day before his 78th birthday, Bob Gordon passed away at his home on the Kancamagus Highway. His Tibetan terrier named Champney, also getting on in age at 14 years old, found a good home on Wednesday with one of Gordon’s art students.
Ed: Thanks for writing. I'm an early childhood friend of Bob, and just learned of his passing. He was quite proud of the articles that you wrote. He sent me copies and loved verifying the stories and Champney tales on the phone. I'll miss Bob and your stories that connected our lives in the later years. Bob was one of the good ones D Kourtz
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Ed: Thanks for writing. I'm an early childhood friend of Bob, and just learned of his passing. He was quite proud of the articles that you wrote. He sent me copies and loved verifying the stories and Champney tales on the phone. I'll miss Bob and your stories that connected our lives in the later years. Bob was one of the good ones D Kourtz
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