Great guy to deal with. Bought must of my collection from him.
George
Truely sad news!
Condolences to Bob's family, I made purchases from him when he owned AM Hobbies, always easy to talk with, helpful and fair with the customers, never met Bob personally, lets keep Bob and his family in our prayers, we lost another good guy.
Too, too many of these threads over the past few years. Bob was definitely one of the good guys in the business. Purchased many an Atlas-O item from him over the years. Condolences going out to his family and close friends tonight.
David
Bought Atlas from him several times. Pleasant to deal with.
My condolences. One of the aspects of the hobby that I do not like is, considering the relative age of most modelers, to quote the movies Longest Day is "how the few become the fewer". My interactions with him were very pleasant. Prayers to his family!
Very sad news!! I bought a few things from him and very nice guy and sending prayers.
RIP Bob, always enjoyed our chats on the phone.
I miss Bob....he did a good job and his presence is deeply missed.
Just saw this thread so I am a little late in adding my condolences. Bob and I had many conversations especially when I was planning and building my present layout. Nearly all of my switches and much of my track was purchased from him. I purchase quite a few of the special run Atlas boxcars and hoppers from Bob and always enjoyed chatting with him. He had one of those gentle and kind voices to which one is immediately attracted. I almost never asked how much a product cost since I knew Bob gave us great prices and most importantly, timely and wonderful customer service. Just last week I was talking to Jeff Dobslaw and asked about Bob. Neither of us expected this news so soon.... Bob will certainly be missed and without a doubt was one of the best guys in our hobby!! Prayers go out for him, his family, and his friends....
Alan
Sorry to hear this. Had done business with him on a number of occasions over the years, and spoken with him several times. Very nice guy. I recall that there had been health-related issues going back a number of years, even well before he transferred his business over to JDs. Condolences to his family.
I bought quite a bit of Atlas track from him. Sorry to hear of his passing. 
I can't even count the number of Atlas products I had bought from him both on eBay and directly. He was a great person to deal with and very helpful. Rumor was he was the biggest Atlas track dealer in the country. He will be sorely missed. My heartfelt condolences to his family.
Very sad to see this. Bob was always my go to Atlas guy. He always had just what I was looking for. I will miss him. condolences to his family.
Our sincerest condolences and prayers of comfort to Kim, Shawn, Denise and family as Bob was and will be missed! A great guy!
Jerry & Patricia Kimble
Atlas Model Railroad Company
Great to do business with!!! May he rest in peace!!!
My first Atlas and first on-line train purchases were both from Bob. I still miss AM Hobbies. My condolences to his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
Andy
I am sorry to hear of Bob's passing. I met him at York a number of years ago and purchased all of my Atlas products and 3rd Rail from him. We would often talk about places in Upstate New York that we had frequented in the past. Bob was a real class guy. My condolences go to his family.
Norm Rish
Very sad to hear this Met Bob a few times and was always a pleasure to talk to I bought All my Atlas items from him He knew if Atlas came out with anything Erie Lackawanna he would just send it to me and tell me how much later on Great great guy He will be missed
In my previous post, above, I mention a difficult item to find locally.
I had gotten into PRR's LCL Merchandise Service and then I find out that NYC had their LCL Pacemaker Service, version.
I live in N.Y. and I couldn't find any NYC Pacemaker items, until I tried Bob's AM Hobbies in Pennsylvania.
That's how I got to verbally meet with Bob, via telephone.
He didn't know me, but treated me as a dear friend, rather than a customer.
GOD BLESS HIM,
Ralph
I sat here for a while, thinking about AM Hobbies and Bob. Met him once at York. Not uncommon to get an E-mail or phone call on Sunday. Had to of been a lot of hours. Best wishes to his family.
Mike CT.
Bob was a really great guy to purchase your train items from. Helpful, knowledgable and just an all around nice guy. Condolences to his family.
Rest in peace, Bob Thatcher.
Rarely will I ever see a thread where everyone has the same comment about a person's qualities. Bob was one of those folks everyone liked.
Eliot
Sad news to hear this morning. I delt with him many times. RIP Bob
Very sad indeed. Prayers to his family. Purchased many products over the years, superior customer service, and just a genuinely nice guy.
Bob
My prayers to Bob's family. I purchased quite a few Atlas items from Bob and like others have said he was always a pleasure to deal with. He will be greatly missed.
Bob and his family suffered for many years yet he always treated all of us with such great attention and cordiality. He was, as it was said, one of the few really good guys in the hobby/business. My prayers and condolences to his wife and family.
I am very sad to hear this, I'm sorry for your and their loss.
Sincerely,
- Mario
Condolences to the family. Bob was a true gentleman and a pleasure to do business with. Bob worked very hard to support his customers. He will be missed, greatly.
Very sad to hear. I purchased many items from him over the years and he was always very cordial. My condolences to his family.
--Greg
Very sad news to hear. I don't ever recall speaking with him but have ordered items online from his store from time to time. Always got first-class service. My condolences go out to his family at this time of loss.
Sorry to hear about Bob's passing. He was a really nice guy, and it was a pleasure buying those custom Atlas reefers from him.
Sad to hear this .. Go back with him maybe 25 years.. I know there was family health problems .. A genuinely nice person....
Guys,
Condolences to his family, sounds like he was an upfront guy and nice to deal with.
Condolences to us as well.
Mike Maurice
* Who was it that said "a measure of a man is in his friends he left behind" ?
Through the years Bob was always a top notch, true gentleman. I will miss him.
Heavy heart! Great person!
He will be missed.
Bob was one of the best. He was a great person to buy from with honest prices, great service, and was a pleasure to deal with. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family and loved ones.
Art
So sorry to hear this awful news. Our prayers go out to his family'
Only had one occasion to speak with Bob when purchasing my Atlas turntable and roundhouse. I had an issue with one product and with one phone call, the issue was resolved. My condolences to his family as he will be missed by many here on the OGR forum.
I am also way late in seeing this. I was a customer from the first bell and received most of my Atlas collection from Bob. At the high point, he was the highest volume Atlas O dealer. I saw his label last weekend on a case I was unpacking and thought I should send him an email to see how he was doing. He used to work the Atlas booth at York with Jim Weaver. I sure miss you guys. And Kirk. RIP, Bob.
