10/01/2026
Even though he was technically retired from working, Bobby Mcneal was still a part of our work and a part of our lives. He left this earth this past weekend and our lives will never be the same.
Before he started working at Fyr-Fyter in 2002, he was a friend for several years. Brian met him when he was a kitchen manager at Calhouns. We went out to dinner one evening and never looked back.
We walked together through many things in life, good times and hard times, including his beloved wife, Lisa's pancreatic cancer diagnosis, treatments, surgery, her death and the aftermath.
We started eating lunch after almost every Sunday after Lisa passed, usually at our favorite Mexican spot. We often laughed at Bob's stories and silly jokes, and I always smiled at the crazy shirts he would wear. Watching him and Brian get tickled over something was priceless.
He was a collector of many, many items over the years. If he had one wind chime or old ashtray, he had 50.
He loved his customers and took great care with them.
Brian and I will miss our friend. Sundays will be weird without him. Life will be a little less now.
