You know they say often a woman chooses a husband with many of the attributes of she saw in her father. Well I married a wonderful man.

My earliest memories of my dad was that he worked a lot. He always seemed to have two jobs, but always had time for us and he always called me princess.

I remember the jelly donuts he would bring home on Sunday mornings; our day trips to the shore where he held my hands & taught me how to jump the waves. He taught me how to drive my grandfathers 71 Skylark, my first car, testing his patience & nerves as I ground the gears & stalled a thousand times. And his biggest rant was to always fill the gas tank when it was half full. Dad I filled your car today, sorry it was at a quarter & I kept hearing your voice until I finally went.

My dad had a bit of a sweet tooth. I just found his secret stash the other day in his office. I do some cookie baking at Christmas. My dad had a favorite that his mom used to make called sand tarts. You have to roll the dough practically paper thin & bake til crisp. Those cookies are truly a labor of love & I made them only for my dad but the look on his face when he got those was priceless. Like a kid!

For all the Amtrak guys who knew the sterner side of Dad, I always saw the opposite. I always saw him hugging mom in the kitchen & remember thinking, I want that when I grow up.

I remember not too long ago sitting with mom & dad in church on Sundays. I’d glance over at them & they’d always be holding hands. I have really missed being in church with them even though I knew they were watching from home.

He always put his family first, the way he cared for everyone but especially mom, even telling me last week from his hospital bed to go home because mom was my first priority.

Dad was the rock of our family and I will miss him desperately.

My deepest sympathy to all if you. Bob was a great person. I will miss seeing him at Ken's picnics.

Judy, Donna, Kenny, and families,

I have very fond memories of "Farmer Bob", and I'm sure he and my dad are in heaven telling jokes and kidding around with each other, now that they are back together. They are both with the angels now and resting peacefully with God. My prayers go with you.

Love to you all.

from "Corbett" and Steve Klawunn

The only relative I have with whom I could disagree with as vehemently as I admired. He was a good man.

Robert Farmer was my uncle and as such I spent high holidays with him as a child. My memories are of a house full of people with the chatter, games being played and all round chaos that comes with a large family. To my ten year old mind he was always the calm in the center of the storm. As I grew older, the get togethers got fewer and fewer as people moved away and "life" got in the way. However in 1983 we got together, as a family, in Wildwood New Jersey. It was an occasion to meet new family members and eat the largest lobster I ever saw (it had to be 15 to 20 lbs). I was teaching at the time and looking for more lucrative opportunities. In a conversation with Uncle Bob, my wife and me, he asked if I ever thought about a career on the railroad. That talk led to 31 years with Amtrak.

Uncle Bob worked in another division and department than me but those who work there know its a closed society and I would run into someone who worked with or for him and hear things from time to time about him. Without exception, everyone respected and enjoyed working with him. His reputation was cemented by an incident that occurred when he was a Power Director and there was an accident where his direction, calmness and knowledge saved a life. L never knew the details but the enduring essence was his leadership and compassion, which was related to me many times

I feel very fortunate to have known Bob Farmer as an uncle and as a man. I looked up to him and loved him. We all will miss him

RIP , Mr & Mrs Daniel West & Family , To Judy and the rest of Bob's Family , So Sorry , Bob was a Good Man and can't Thank him enough for hiring me , God Bless His SouL 413 Koeing Pl

TO MY BIG BROTHER, MY ROCK AND MY STRENGTH I WILL MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH EVEN THOUGH YOU WOULD NEVER LISTEN TO ME. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU "SHIFA" (MARY KAY)......

My heartfelt condolences go out to the entire family. Bob gave me an opportunity to be a signalman when he hired me in 1983. Bob asked me what I knew about electricity. I told him that I only knew not to touch it. He laughed and said your construction background is good enough. Thank you for believing in me, I retired from Amtrak in 2020. Rest in peace.

The staff of MacFadden Funeral Home extend our deepest condolences to you and your family on the passing of your loved one. Please accept our heartfelt sympathy for your loss. May our thoughts and prayers provide comfort for your family during this difficult time.