Bob Lum has passed away....R.I.P....

I met Bob for the first time last year. I am sorry I will not get another chance to know sucha fine craftsman and gentleman. Condolences to his family. RIP
 
Wow, I have always been a admirer of his work. Always sad to hear of someone passing. I know he inspired many.
 
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God has placed a special order,
Bob has answered His call...
Godspeed Mr. Lum.
Down here you will not be forgotten,
And your beautiful creative customs
Will long outlast us all...

May he Rest In Peace.

My sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
I'm sorry that he had to go Home.
 
Robert Lum

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the First Baptist Church of Springfield for Robert Wayne “Bob” Lum of Eugene, who died Dec. 4 of lung cancer. He was 64.

He was born Sept. 8, 1943, in Astoria to John and Clara Wong Lum. He married Jean Roberts on April 8, 1979, in Santa Barbara, Calif.

He graduated from high school in Astoria and from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1968 to 1969, during the Vietnam War, as a photographer and cook. He was a custom knife maker and designer specializing in Japanese and Chinese swords. He also managed the Shutterbug at Valley River Center.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Eli of Mountain View, Calif.; and two brothers, Ronald of Napa, Calif., and James of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Inurnment will be at West Lawn Memorial Park in Eugene. Arrangements by West Lawn Memorial Park & Funeral Home in Eugene. Remembrances to children’s programs at First Baptist Church of Springfield.



So long bud...........we will miss you!!!
 
I had the privilege of knowing Bob for several years. I will always remember him as a real gentleman and a great knifemaker. He will be sorely missed by all. My prayers go out to the Lum family for their loss of a great man, husband and father.
 
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