Obituary

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I never met Mr. Soule but have enjoyed the TVRM on more than one occasion, 
and I know Mr. King by reputation. Please accept my sympathy on the loss of 
your friend.
Bob Welsh

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>I have lost a personal friend of over 45 years in the passing of Robert M.

> Soule,

> President of the TVRM who passed away  on Tuesday evening.   Bob, along

> with Paul Merriman, Ed King,  Howard Robbins, and others used to visit my

> hometown of Gainesville, Ga. in the late 1950's with only one purpose in 

> mind.

> That being to congregate at the Gainesville Midland Railroad shops where 

> we

> spent many a day and night chasing and pacing Gainesville Midland Decapod

> locomotives up and down the rip-rap of the 40 mile GM  mainline between

> Gainesville and Athens, Ga. photographing and recording sounds of those

> wonderful locomotives as  about the only source of steam power left  in 

> the

> country.  Ed King of this group can verify the wonderful days spent on the

> Gainesville Midland where all of us made some lasting friendships and

> memories to last a lifetime.  Time has taken a toll on our group, and  Ed 

> and

> I have been allowed to stay around a little longer to re-live those glory

> days.

> So long, Bob. You were one of a kind.   Bill Sellers.

>

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