Re: Ernie Robart has passed away

Hello everyone! I was really glad to find this group. Thank you Bill Moyers et al for the information on Ernie. I was shocked and deeply saddened to learn of his passing. He was one of my very dearest friends ever, for 30 years. When I moved to NM in 1993, I knew just two people—Ernie was one of them. Don Heath—another passionate steam locomotive enthusiast—was the other. Ernie helped me move to NM from California. He was my favorite travel buddy and he showed me so much of NM and the Southwest. I’ll never forget those trips. There never was a better photographer too! When I moved to Virginia in 1997, it was Ernie who helped me pack and move out here. He drove with me all the way out to Middleburg, VA. When I bought my house here in 1999, he came out again to help me move into that house—just a third of a mile from where I was living at my mother’s house. Then he came back again for my parents’ memorial service and burial the following year. He graciously filmed the service. He was very close to my family; they adored Ernie. I would see him and Lourdes from time to time when they lived in Washington, DC for about 5-6 months.

My heart goes out to Lourdes, the family, and his many friends. I know that you will carry on in the best Ernie Robart tradition and honor his legacy forever. There never was a more kind, selfless, and gentle soul. We will miss him more than words can describe.

Rest In peace, my dear friend.