MONTGOMERY, TX — In Veterans Groups there are always former soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen passing away, and it is especially heart-breaking and sad if they reside by themselves, not being constantly checked on by those that love them, whether they are blood relations or not. Mr. Robert ‘Bob’ Hickethier of Montgomery, was one of those gentlemen, quite literally a gentle-giant. I knew Bob through the Lone Star Honor Flight Veterans Group, or 105, where he, years ago, introduced me to his neighbor Sarah Bartholet Gwin, whose family owns Bartholet Home Furnishings in Conroe, when they were in the midst of gathering North Carolina Hurricane Helene relief supplies to send back to NC to help storm victims instead. So, instead of sending empty tractor trailers back east. Sarah came up with a brilliant idea, and with a simple post on social media from Sarah, the supplies started coming in, and in working with their furniture freight carrier, two full trucks of supplies were sent. Thanks to Hickethier’s intervention, I did several stories on the hurricane relief efforts, as well as the Bartholet’s sending of Christmas gifts to NC kids.
Original Article: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4529019288276-saying-goodbye-to-a-secretive-veteran-friend-robert-bob-hickethier-1956-2026
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