Our Moderator Robert Fowkes passed away last Friday, Sept 30, 2011 (1 Viewer)

[Raul Marquez]

 

[Raul Marquez]

 

[Raul Marquez]

Going through my pictures today I ran into several of RAF and just wanted to share them with everyone......
Raul

 

[Adam Gregorich]

Thats a great one of the three of you (post 94). Thanks for sharing Raul.

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Raul Marquez]

Between Sandy and me in the distance is the HOLLYWOOD sign....

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Raul,
So much appreciate you uploading and sharing those pictures.

I was actually thinking of RAF this weekend and how much I
miss him. The world feels emptier without him. Still can't get
over the fact that he's gone.

 

[Sam Posten]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/image/id/762411/width/600/height/307

MAJOR thumbs up, thanks!!!!!
You know, I was just flipping through my XBOX Live friends this weekend, and there was RAF's Avatar, sprung to life! It actually chocked me up a little bit thinking that I'd never see him in the 'Now Playing' list again, but it also made me smile to see that little bit of him soldiering on. Just like all his interactions here at HTF. I like that.

 

[Sam Posten]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/image/id/762401/width/600/height/398

Oh man, I musta taken that picture with about 4 different cameras! I remember specifically finding that spot and convincing you guys we had to go back up there to take that shot!

 

[Todd Hochard]

I'm not around much anymore, so I missed this when it was originally posted.
I very much enjoyed the conversations with RAF "back in the day" here at HTF. His posts were just infectious in the enthusiasm he had for the hobby. I recall watching his home theater addition being built with great interest, writing down a lot of his ideas as inspiration for my own future projects. I never met him in person, but he left a sizable impression, nonetheless. Plus, he was a longtime Denon enthusiast like myself.
RIP, Dr. Fowkes. My sincerest condolences to his family.

 

[Joe McCabe]

Glad the login still worked!!
I decided to pop by today after a VERY long absence, and this is the first thing I saw.
It's weird how you can remember certain names and certain people from places that were once a part of your early internet life!
Robert Fowkes is one of those names for me.
Rest In Peace, sir.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Originally Posted by Joe McCabe /t/315209/our-moderator-robert-fowkes-passed-away-last-friday-sept-30-2011/90#post_3880711
Glad the login still worked!!
I decided to pop by today after a VERY long absence...

Joe:

Welcome home!

 

[Gregg Loewen]

Raul,
thanks for posting the pics.
RAF made a lasting impression on many many people. He was almost the "Face" of HTF.
Gregg

 

[Joe McCabe]

Joe: Welcome home! 

 

Thank you, sir!

 

[Hakan Powers]

First post after a very very long absense..
I was not aware that RAF had passed away, but got the news today from his daughter on facebook. Today would have been his 70th birthday and I posted on his profile as he was tagged in a picture.
I was shocked when I got the message from Liz that he passed away last september.
I sent her a message but I wanted to share the content of it with you folks here as well.
I met RAF twice when I was over in the US (I'm in Sweden for those of you who don't know) for meets with this wonderfull group of people from HTF. At these events I really enjoyed chatting with RAF about everything from movies to equipment to food and the fact that I came over from Europe just to meet fellow HTFers and talk shop.
What maybe some of you don't know is that RAF was the guy who first got me interested in the Atkins Diet (this was totally unknown here in Sweden at the time) and tipped me of to how it worked and the chemistry behind it. I guess I got interested as we woth had a interest in chemistry and "how stuff works" (I grew up the son of a chemistry teacher)
I ordered the late Dr Atkins book online and read up on it thanks to that book and RAFs tips I embarked on a journey about 10-11 years ago that led me to loose appx 100lbs of weight and profoundly change my life forever. Yes, most of it is still gone and even though I might need to loose a couple lbs today I'm not anywhere near the volume I was the first time I met him in California. I'll allways remember him for that even though we barely knew each other other than online and the two California meets (the one in 2001, just a week after 9/11 and the chaos that was air travel then, and a second time in 2003 or if it was 2004)
Cheers from Sweden, R.I.P. RAF

 

[Mike Frezon]

Hakan:

Thanks for the post (and the reminder about RAF's birthday).

And, big thanks for sharing your personal story...one more testimony to the impact RAF had on so many lives affiliated with the HTF.

Greetings from the USA & all of us here at the HTF and a "welcome home" to you, too!

 

[Stan]

I never even realized this until I came across it today. My prayers and condolences for everyone who knew him.
People like Robert are what make this forum so enjoyable and informative. So much of the internet is so rude and anonymous that this has always been a nice place to come and just learn things and express your own opinion. But it's people like Robert who have made this possible, that moderate threads and made this such an enjoyable place to share and discuss things.
From the photos people have posted, looks like he was taken away much to soon and had a lot of life left to live. He will be missed.

 

[Aaron Silverman]

I still remember seeing Hakan for the first time after he lost all that weight. I literally didn't recognize him! I didn't know that RAF was partly responsible for that. One more feather for our dear departed buddy's cap.

 

[Hakan Powers]

Thanks Aaron, that was pretty fun at the California Meet where almost no one recognized me

 

[Bill Hunt]

I just learned of Robert's passing and am deeply saddened to hear of it. As many of you know, we lost Barrie Maxwell at The Bits a few months ago, and my wife Sarah and I have both had close family members pass away this year. Just way too much death in 2012. I met Robert on a number of occasions at various HTF meets over the years, and I don't ever recall seeing him without a smile on his face. He was a gentleman and a valued presence here at HTF and I'll certainly miss him. All of us at The Bits share your loss.
Bill Hunt, Editor
The Digital Bits.com