Our gold shop was “raided” by fbi for a calcite mineral that we dubbed “bisbee ice”. He had made the local law enforcment angry in several disputes even though they got along with him for years. He was a good fun guy. His legal problems did him in. People liked bob because he would buy turq from the local scavengers so they could eat & have a night at the bar “the romantic wild west” lol. We did do pottery in our jewelry along side turq & campbellite. My girlfriends grandpa was rae campbell & her dad worked with bob & my mom & me. Bob married my mom in the 80s. We had several properties. He was in the copper queen then castle rock then the grand hotel & mid main st. He worked with many well known jrwelers & bisbee artists who showed him how to make jewelry. He co-owned 2 shops with friends. Bruce Mead was our good family friend & great goldsmith (certified proffessor) whos dad (colonel) paid for his school in parish TX. He has passed as well. The turq was never the problem as bisbee is sa far from normal that it had its own laws so to speak. Dont hit women & dont be a nuisance. Border town you understand. Bisbee is fantastic. So much history between bisbee (i believe the capital of arizona before phoenix?) Tombstone & the mines & mexican & indian legends such as pancho via & cochise & jeronimo. Anyway, bob was a good guy & people loved to see him everyvyear.
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