To all -Thanks for all of the support and offers to help. For now, until there are more arrangements made, I was thinking that if people want to share memories, pictures, etc. on this site that would be great. We plan on compiling the messages and leaving them with the family in a permanent printed form.
Shane
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On this post, I will put links to other blogs and forums that have been set up regarding Robert.
ffcobra.com - A forum for Cobra kit car enthusiasts
Victorville Daily Press news article about Robert's accident
Paul
28 comments:
To Feddersen Family:
It was with a great sense of loss when I heard the passing of Robert. I wanted to let you know that you have my greatest sympathy, and my heart is truly saddened. Through out the years I became to really admire and respect Robert as I hear my students who took Robert classes talk about him, he was always mentioned with the highest complements for his deep knowledge, professionalism and unsurpassed dedication; he will truly be missed.
My sincere thoughts and prayers are with you.
With my deepest sympathy,
K. Rubayi
To the Feddersen Family
I haven't seen Robert in some years since graduating in 2003 and I now regret that I didn’t stay in touch though I will see him again. Though during the time in which I had him as an instructor, I always enjoyed his classes and the professionalism in which he had shown his students and the vigilance he had in teaching those that wanted to learn. His teaching was somewhat different, while maintaining a professional environment through the method he used in teaching those that sometimes simply didn’t understand the material. There aren’t enough words I can say about Robert on this board, he was a good man that didn’t deserve to have his life cut so short. My deepest sympathy goes out to the family and those that admired him as a mentor and friend.
Cheers,
The Murphy Family
I am so saddened by this news. I didn't have the pleasure of Robert as an instructor, only as a co-worker enjoying his kindness,helpfulness and knowledge. He was one of my favorite people on campus and I will truly miss the sunshine he brought with him everywhere he went. I know how much love he and his family shared and I pray you find strength in that love now that he has gone ahead. My deepest sympathy and prayers are with you all. God Bless You.
Lori Osborne
To Feddersen Family:
I am truly sorry for your loss, and my thoughts are with you at this sad time. I never had the pleasure of meeting Robert face to face, but I talked to him on the phone and through email as I pleaded with him to add a student to an already full class. I always referred my students into his class because they would always come back and tell me what an awesome, cool, thoughtful, funny (there is not enough space for all the descriptors my students have used) instructor he was. They would always ask “What other classes does he teach because I want to take a class with him again.” My husband took the CIS class with him and even when the class was over; my husband still went back time to time to ask him a question about a problem that occurred. He always made time for his students, past and present. We have truly lost an inspirational instructor, and he will be missed.
Melanie M. Dube-Gold
Counselor
To All,
When I think of Robert I see a great smile with friendly, laughing eyes. Even during this time of sadness, it makes me smile to think of his cheery face.
Jill and boys,
My prayer is that soon, you will be able to see his face and smile, leaving the pain behind. I pray for your comfort and peace.
Sincerely,
Debby Blanchard
To Robert's family:
My deepest sympathy goes out to you. I also have had a great deal of contact with Robert's students and indeed he was much loved, respected and admired. He would go the extra for those students who needed extra explaination and time. His enthusiasm for the lastest technology was infectious. We had some fun laughs during lunch breaks a few years ago when I worked in the same building. He was a good man and an outstanding teacher. He will be missed by so many. With the time you had Robert, though much too short, Well Done!
God bless,
Sherri Pierce
To the Feddersen Family:
I played World of Warcraft with Robert and his son Liam. My heart was sadden to hear of Roberts passing. He was a super terrific guy. My sincere thoughts and prayers for his family.
W. McMurray
Robert was more than just a friend, he was a great friend to have. Robert and I were hired full time at the same time so he was one of the first people I got to know here at VVC. We both applied for the same IT position but I also applied for a teaching position. It worked our pretty well because I was hired for the teaching position and he was hired for the IT position he wanted. I knew Robert before this because I taught as Adjunct and he worked with Josie in the AC and helped many of my students in this capacity too. When he applied for the IT position he did not apply for the teaching position because he did not think he was teaching material. He was usually right but he was wrong this time. Everyone who knew him thought he would make a good teacher because he had good heart and loved working with people. A little while later another teaching position came open in CIS and we all encouraged him to apply. He turned out to be not just a good teacher but a great teacher. He was loved and respected by all his students as well as by the CIS department and all his fellow faculty members.
I thought he was brilliant and always went to him first for any help I needed with computer problems I could not figure out. He was so nonjudgmental and willing and able to help solve any problem that came up. He was one of the most dedicated professors here at the college. He spend uncountable hours of his own time finding ways to make the learning experience more enjoyable and more rewarding for his students. He brought all his personal experience to the classroom to provide understanding and patience to all his classes. He always had a smile on his face and provided encouragement to all, even when he was having problems himself. He was the consummate professional in all that he did.
Robert, you will be missed.
Ed Burg
Mr. Feddersen made a huge impact on my life. I was really young when I took his class at VVC and he made my experience there fun and worth while. I can honestly say he is one of the funniest people I have ever met and is the reason I have crossed into the Mac world :) He would always talk about how much he loved his family and how fun they were to be with.
I'm crushed and devastated to hear of his passing and I would like his family to know that if there is anything I can do to help out during this time please let me know. His fun-loving and goofy spirit will live on forever and I will surely never forget him.
- Danielle Ward
Since I finished my UNIX admin certificate back in 2004, I wrote Robert occasionally through email but I was so saddened to hear about what happened and his passing, as a student I used to look forward to going to his classes every time, I moved to Nevada but will return to California for his service. My prayers go to his wife and kids, whom he always talked about how he loved them so much. We will miss you Robert. A. Conaway
My name is Messiah Johnson and I was a student in Roberts CIS 90 Class. Rob was a great guy and all of liked him very much. There is no doubt he will be mourned and missed. My Prayers go out to his family and friends.
I had Mr. Feddersen back in 2003 and what I remember most about him was the way he would always talk about his wife and son. He seemed to be such a family man and would speak of them with so much happiness and pride. He was one of the nicest teachers and was always willing to help you out if you had a problem. I am so saddened by the news of his passing and I am only a former student. I can only imagine what his family and friends are going through. But please know you all are in my thoughts and prayers continually and I pray for God's peace in your hearts and healing for your pain.
With deepest sympathy,
Georgia Wills and family
My condolences and sympathies to Robert's wife, sons and family. It is sad to hear of the passing so suddenly of a classmate from High School. Even though I did not know him very well and only spoke a little our freshmen year, it is all too sad. The few times we did speak, he was always kind and polite. We shall all meet again one day Robert, rest in peace.
Jackie Mooyman-Turner (class of 1990, Hesperia High School)
I had Mr. Feddersen for a couple of courses and tutored a couple of his courses.
Mr. Feddersen was the "cool" teacher that you always hear about. He made learning fun for his students, and I think the main reason for that was because you could see that he was having fun right along with you. He always treated students with respect as people, and always had time for them.
A couple years ago the CIS dept. set up a LAN for the yearly TechX expo and I brought my 2 boys. The 4 of us (the boys and me and "Feddman") played several rounds of some game. I don't remember what it was, but the boys still comment on how much fun that was and how cool Mr Feddersen was to them.
Young or old. Student or faculty. Being around Mr. Feddersen just made you feel good. I will miss that.
My deepest sympathies to his family.
To the Feddersen Family
My deepest sympathy goes out to you. I knew Robert as a co-worker, but as a counselor had many opportunities to hear of his great teaching ability. Also, my daughter took one of his classes and he was very helpful to her. Robert made many contributions to the college and his students.
Bonnie Weathersby
It has taken me a little while to comment, because I didn't want to believe the news about Robert's passing. Memories of Robert as a classmate start back in Jr. High, but it wasn't until high school that I was fortunate enough to call Robert my very dear friend. Robert and I shared many classes together, but I would say we truly bonded as lab partners over the dissection of our frog in 10th grade Biology class.
There are not many people in this world that you can truly call genuine, but Robert was one of them. He always seemed wise beyond his years to me. He knew alot about everything and as we grew as teenagers he became one of my closest confidants. Robert never had a bad word to say about anyone and his infectious smile could always brighten up a room. He was serious when he had to be and yet he could be the goofiest guy around.
We went off to Cal State San Bernardino together and it turned out that our schedules enabled us to car pool. I remember pulling up to the big campus in this old beat up truck he drove with fear of what we were heading into, but he got out with full confidence to tackle anything that came his way. We even had Political Science together. (Thank you Robert for helping me write my essay, I could have never done it without you.) We spent alot of time together that semester,eating Taco Bell everyday at lunch because that's all we could afford. Studying together and sharing our dreams of the future. He was there for a shoulder to cry on when I had broken up with my high school boyfriend and he was always there to show me the bright side of things. I ended up finishing up that semester with Robert and transferring schools to get married. I think I should have listened to Robert when he advised me not to leave.
Time passed, I moved away and got married and we lost touch. It wasn't until our 10yr high school reunion that I was able to find Robert again. He was 10 yr's older but had that same wonderful smile. I was so happy to see he had found himself a beautiful and sweet wife, and had started his family. His life had turned out just as he planned, I always knew he was perfect material for a great husband and father. I remember promising we would get together for dinner but I lost his phone number and of course I had lost contact once again.
Recently our class has been trying to contact alumni for our 20 yr reunion and I found out that Robert was working at VVC. I was excited to learn that I could possibly find him again and he could be right under my nose in the computer lab. Oddly enough, on Monday June 2nd I had finished my final in the computer lab and as I was about to leave the building, I looked for Robert. I explained to my friends that I needed to find my old friend because I knew he would be excited to know that I decided to pursue a nursing degree. I wanted to tell him that I should have listened to him when he tried to persuade me not to leave Cal State. I wanted to meet his children, regain our long lost friendship and have that dinner we had promised each other. I didn't find him that day, and I will forever regret not being able to see him one last time.
My prayers and deepest sympathies are with his wife, children and family at this time of loss. Robert was a true treasure and he was one of those people that truly made an impact. If you were blessed to have known him you know that he left his footprint on your life.
I've always believed that good friends are like stars,
You may not always see them,
but you know they are always there.
May Robert's memory and beautiful spirit forever live through his boys.
God Bless,
Cindy Estrada-Meadows
R.I.P Robert, will miss you. Enjoyed this spring CIS 90 Unix class.
Wonderful educator, father, son(buying a house for your mom), husband and Warcraft geek.
Mrs. Feddersen I wish you and the boys the best. I know his family a lot as he always spoke of you in class.
I was one of Robert's students back in 2004. I remember spending the latest nights in our UNIX and Perl classes thinking of fun ways to make our scripts as short as possible. Throughout college, Robert was by far the most influential teacher and mentor I have ever come across. It really means something to me when someone like Robert steps up and shows you what it's really like to be passionate about the things you love to do. I am deeply saddened by this tragic event and wish all the best for those that loved and cared for him. We don't have enough heroes in this world and now we've lost another.
Tonight I'll have a Dr. Pepper in your name, Feddman. You'll be missed.
Much love,
-Andrew Bramasco
Robert was one of my very best friends. We met through Victor Valley College but became close through our many hobbies. Sometimes in life you find people that you just click with right away, Rob was one of those people for me. We just clicked right away and shared many years of close friendship. Rob really lived his life and pursued that which he was passionate about, and that passion was always directed in just the right way.
When he was teaching he gave his all for his students. Often times I would come in to find him helping a student with their computer that they brought in from home in a less than optimal state. While he sipped the Dr. Pepper they brought in to bribe him with he would talk them through how to fix their own machine.
As a father he was dedicated to supporting his sons and helping them grow up to be honest dependable men like him. He was patient and loving. We spent many days together while our children played, a tradition that will continue.
Above all Rob was a man completely devoted to his wife and kids. He absolutely adored his wife Jill and his two sons Liam and Alex. He was always talking about them, what they were doing and planning the next cool thing to do.
As a friend he was absolutely top notch. There was nothing he was ever doing that was ever more important than helping out a friend. If you were ever in need and had only one call to make it would be to Rob. That being said there was also no prank out of bounds that he wouldn't pull on his friends. I'm sure there are many students reading this who remember when he and his class suspended my chair from my office's drop ceiling. Just one of many...I still owe him one!
There are way too many great stories to include here so I will just end with this...Rob was a great friend, an outstanding father and husband, a superb teacher, a shining light to all, he will be missed.
PS Rob...may you continue to perfect your never ending list of hobbies!
I was so sorry to receive word of his passing. My prayers are with Bob and his family, and Roberts wife and sons.
Kathy Mahan
To the Feddersen Family:
Jill we are so sorry to hear of your loss. I still remember when the 2 of you started dating, I was so happy that you found such a wonderful man. You were always one of my favorite people to work with. You are a sweet person w/a beautiful heart & I know you'll find the strength to get through this. Your family is in our thoughts & prayers. Love-Bryan & Tricia Vickers
It's a terrible loss for our family and our prayers are with Bob. He's still with us and a part of him will always be in Liam and Alex. Larry and Irena Fealy
I had Mr. Fedderson for my first ever semester of college I was extremely nervous take a computer class, when I told him he told me in the most sincerest way that "what ever questions you have I'm sure I can help." He was one of my favorite instructors, funny, friendly, and approachable. He will truly be missed.
I have been a student of Robert's, as well as Shane and Paul. Robert impacted me greatly. He gave me the confidence I needed to stretch to the next level in my career. He also got me interested in Cobra kit cars. He took me for a ride in his before it was painted. I will never forget screeching the tires on the road behind VVC. Wow, what a rush. I was searching the internet to find out what else I should have known about this man an d came accross some comments at "ratemyprofessor.com" that I'd like to share:
"Great prof! He really knows his stuff and explains it well. Plus he's a really nice guy that is there to help the student instead of gain tenure!"
"Wow, Fedderson was awsome! Not only is he a great teacher, but he's quite a comedian! I got a solid A in his class. That is the most fun I have ever had in a class in my entire life! Take him, he's worth it!"
"I loved the way he teaches his class. I like him because he jokes around and can still teach. I would deftly taken him if you have a disability!!"
"AWESOME TEACHER!!! I wish I could have finished the course but I moved away."
"Great Instructor & always willing to assist you if you ever have questions in any topic. "
"Great teacher. Very helpful and helps you through any problems you may have. Takes time to make sure the lesson is understood."
"Most awesome teacher I've ever had."
"He was very interesting and down to earth. He made a nit wit like me understand stuff. He is very knowledgable. Great man!!"
"Great instructor!"
"This professor was very responsive when you needed held. If something was not clear, he would make it clear. Also he worked with you if you could not seem to finish something on time and you would not be penalized. Awesome teacher."
"Mr. Feddersen is an excellent instructor in this online course. He is very informative and easy to reach online. He replies right away, no waiting. The class over all is lots of fun."
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Thanks for letting me share.
Manny Rombalski
Technical Systems Engineer
Robert was the one who taught me about Unix and open source software. He literally changed my life and made me realize the path I wanted to follow. When I heard about this it was a terrible blow.
He always talked fondly of his family and I remember him talking about how lucky he was for his wife and children.
He thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Robert will be missed very much.
To the Feddersen Family:
My deepest condolences on the loss of your husband, father and my friend.
Robert was the first professor I had when I returned to college to finish my degree after being away from school for many years. He was almost as excited that I was in his class as I was to be there.
I knew Robert was a kindred spirit the first time I met him. Robert's compassion stood out to me the most and I noticed that when he listened , he did so with intensity, head slightly tilted and his eyes looking unflinchingly, as if he had connected directly to my soul with a deep and caring understanding.
I am more knowledgeable for having been taught by him.
Happier for having laughed with him,
and comforted in knowing that his is currently being held in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I am a better person for having known Robert Feddersen.
Rest in Peace, My brother, Rest in Peace.
Russell Morgan
Thank you so much for all your kind words and support. I cannot express enough how much we appreciate it. The boys and I are truly blessed by many good people in our lives. We miss Robert's presence but, are able to keep a little piece of him alive through all our good memories of times spent together. It's funny how reading something can bring a tear to your eye and a smile to your face at the same time. I find this happening a lot when reading all the memories people shared.
Thank you,
The Feddersen Family
To the Feddersen Family
I loved Robert (little Bob)
This young man inspired me to go back to school. I looked up to him. He was a great young man who married a great young lady. We hadn't had time together in a few years, but I thought of him and his family often. It has taken sometime before I could post here. Because it is too hard for even a crusty old guy like me.
Jill, Deb and I love you and if you need anything we are here for you.
We had already booked a vacation so we weren't at the memorial service. I am great full to have known him.
Love Dave
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