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Old 04-10-2007, 13:23   #1
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Bo passed on.

Friends,

Some of you may have heard that Mizuho Bobroskie passed away unexpectedly of liver cancer this past weekend. He was a great friend and a greater SF soldier. I'll never forget when I was told to be in formation at the 5th GRP reppo-depot in Nha Trang for SFC Bobroskie to assign details. How surprised was I, there was a short little Okinawan shit with a Polish name giving all us newbies grief.

That day started one of my longest lasting SF friendships. I will cherish my memories of him to MY dying day.

Please, all of you drink a cold one for him tonight. I will never be able to eat a ginger ice cream - sake float again without seeing his leering face.

Rest in Peace, Bo!

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Below is the email from Bo's daughter. I removed her email link. If anyone wants it, PM me with bona fides.


Hi,



my name is Lisa Bobroskie, I am the dauther of Mizuho Bobroskie. I wanted to send an email to let you know that my father suddenly passed away on April 6, 2007 at 5:20 PM.



About three weeks ago, my father had a slight fever, and we all thought that it came from tiredness. The weeks before, my father had traveled to Japan and Washington D.C. We thought that if he rested, he would get better. The family doctor had told us that all we should take was tylenol, and he would get better. My father followed instructions, but only got worst. He started having severe stomach aches in the second week, and my mother took him to the emergency. My father and mother believed maybe he had stones in his gallbladder, but unfortunately, the doctors did not find anything and had sent him back home. My father's pain became worst, and my mother took him to the emergency again. That was in the third week when the doctors finally told my mother and father to go to a specialist in oncology, where they found out that my father had liver cancer in its advanced stage. The doctors told them that it was too late for my father to receive any sort of treatment, and it was the best to be concerned about his comfort.



He was hospitalized on April 3rd, and he was able to talk a little bit. His health started deteorating very quickly though, and he was unable to eat/drink. My father's body ached everywhere, and he suffered alot. However in his end, he was surrounded by family and many friends, and the nurses told us that he passed away with no pain. This is a very sudden and shocking event for anyone who knew my father, but I think it was shocking for him the most. My father was someone who was careful about his health.



I still find it difficult to accept my father's death. He was a very healthy man, and I am sure everyone who knew him knows that he is an energetic, upbeat man. I thought to send this message was an appropriate thing to do. If you would like to get in touch with me, please email me at . Thank you.



Sincerely,

Satomi & Lisa Bobroskie

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Old 04-10-2007, 13:32   #2
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Carl, That is really sad news. Bo was a great man, great soldier and a great friend. He will be missed and remembered by the many who were lucky enough to know him.

Rest in Peace Bo.

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Old 04-10-2007, 14:10   #3
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This is sad news indeed. Bo was one of a kind. RIP Bo.
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Old 04-10-2007, 14:15   #4
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RIP and God Bless... Sorry for your loss..
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Old 04-10-2007, 15:11   #5
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RIP SFC Bobroskie, Blue skies, soft DZ.
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Old 04-10-2007, 15:47   #6
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Repose En Paix, SFC Bobroskie.

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Old 04-10-2007, 17:19   #9
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My condolences, may SFC Bobroskie rest in peace.
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Old 04-10-2007, 18:13   #10
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RIP, Bo...
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Old 11-13-2009, 19:19   #12
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Hey Carl

Hey Carl,

Just thought I'd say hello, glad to see you're doing well. Someone mentioned you were a paramedic in Flaggstaff, AZ.

If you have a moment please email me at [email], would like to hear from you.

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Old 11-13-2009, 23:40   #13
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Sayonara Bo. Rest in peace Warrior.
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Old 11-14-2009, 03:49   #15
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Bo was my Friend

When I first heard about Bo's death back in 07, it was already too late to attend the funeral - not too many folks I would travel half way acorss the country for, living or dead, but Bo was one. I also never posted on t his thread - didn't actually know it existed, until today.

Bo and I were on the Scuba Team together at Devens (ODA 234), back in the 70s. For those of you that knew Bo, you knew he was several things at once. Strong and athletic, a little bit bow legged. He was odd at times too. Being a Japanese Pollock probably didn’t help. He would get excited about simple things all the time too; things that the rest of us would not even notice. And because he spoke with an accent, it tended to lead you to believe that he didn't understand – but he did.

He was on the Scuba Team, but he really didn't take to it naturally - I often thought he became a diver just so he could get more opportunities be near the fish - which he loved - he loved to catch em, cook em, and eat em.

Back in 78, our team went down to Key West, from Devens in January, to do a Requll - we spent a month down there. Bo took with him, two 50 pound sacks of rice, two big gallon cans of Kikkoman teriyaki sauce, and an electric fish griller. After our first weekend rec-dives, we caught enough hog-nosed snappers to keep us all fed for a month - and we were. I mentioned once on a previous post, that most teams have someone that gets the name of Mother. Well that was Bo - he didn't drink that much, usually, but some times... Usually he was interested in keeping everybody straight and making sure that everybody got the word, and that everybody had plenty to eat.

Bo and I both got hit with a man-o-war once (we were doing a beach recon and we were a two man dive team), Bo being thin and hard, like he was just seemed to feel the pain much worse than I did - it knocked the wind out him and we had to get him in the boat - that really pissed him off.

Later that same year, we did an Ice Dive at Mirror Lake at Devens. Bo was my swim buddy - the smallest dry suit we had was still huge compared to him - he was barely 5 foot tall - and probably had a 28" waist. So it was hard for him to get all the air out of that suit, and when he did, the suit would get so many wrinkles in it that he could barely move. That was the only Ice dive either one of us ever made - we both agreed that once was enough.

Bo would usually take a trip back to Okinawa once a year to visit his Family - in 77, he came back with a new machine that he paid a $1,000 for - it was a Sony Bemata. Now there is another trait about Bo that you need to know - he was never very "Technical, especially with electronics” So he asked me to come over to his apartment in Ayer to help him set up his new VCR - I had never seen one before either, so anyway we spent an evening together, drinking beer and figuring that thing out together - by the way. When Bo bought that, he didn't even have a TV - he preferred to read. Anyway, he bought a TV that same day and we hooked it up to find out he needed an antenna - I went across the street, there on Main in Ayer to the Radio Shack and bought one for him and set it out on his balcony - reception was great after that.

Bo was a good skier too and was tough to keep up with on cross country treks. Because he was so small, he could never find ski outfits - until one day when we were skiing out at the local mountain - he showed up in the good looking one piece outfit - complete with hood. We asked him where he got it and he told us for the "Boy's department at Filene's in Boston.

When he retired, he surprised us all by going to work immediately for Fidelity Investments - from that day on, every time we saw him, he was in a three piece suit - he looked sharp.

I could go on and say more, but just leave it as this - Bo enjoyed everything he did, he enjoyed everybody he met, he was a tough guy that did not act tough - I still miss him too.
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