Bob DeWitz joined the committee in February 1997.
I met with Bob and asked him to ramrod the construction of the memorial and he agreed to on two conditions: “One he did not have to attend meetings and two he would not have to do any fund raising.” I agreed to both and since then that has become the biggest laugh around the committee.
Bob’s many memorial contributions are legendary.
Bob has ramrodded the construction by lining up all phases of construction and getting many donations of material and labor. He has spent countless hours in design and other meetings (note he said he would not attend meetings) to get the project completed. Bob spent many hours on earthmoving equipment at the memorial working some days from dawn to dusk. It is worthy to note that before I contacted Bob to do this I had contacted others and had been turned down. Bob has been the mainstay of the memorial because without his expertise and commitment I am not sure what the memorial would be today.
