Eli H
28-03 2023 16:54
wrote:
Brian Bob was the first person my fellow Faith Community members and I saw on our first day at Covenant House New York in August 2017. We met him at Intake Reception, and in true Brian Bob fashion, he had briefly forgotten he was scheduled to give us our first tour. Also, in Brian Bob fashion, it was the most impactful tour anyone could give. He introduced us to everyone–and knew everyone’s name!
Brian Bob would go on to become my mentor during my Faith Community year and I would later go on to hold his position in the interim after he moved back to California.
One night, after working an all-day fundraising event, he paid for me and my fellow Faith Community members’ Uber ride back home to the Faith Community apartment. A simple gesture but it meant so much to me since I was dreading the long subway ride back home. Brian Bob took care of his people. And we were all his people. He connected with everyone so effortlessly– youth, visitors, volunteers, and staff. Brian was real, he was caring, he could always put a smile on someone’s face, and he lived his purpose.
I will miss you, Brian!
Eli H
28-03 2023 16:54
wrote:
Brian Bob was the first person my fellow Faith Community members and I saw on our first day at Covenant House New York in August 2017. We met him at Intake Reception, and in true Brian Bob fashion, he had briefly forgotten he was scheduled to give us our first tour. Also, in Brian Bob fashion, it was the most impactful tour anyone could give. He introduced us to everyone–and knew everyone’s name!
Brian Bob would go on to become my mentor during my Faith Community year and I would later go on to hold his position in the interim after he moved back to California.
One night, after working an all-day fundraising event, he paid for me and my fellow Faith Community members’ Uber ride back home to the Faith Community apartment. A simple gesture but it meant so much to me since I was dreading the long subway ride back home. Brian Bob took care of his people. And we were all his people. He connected with everyone so effortlessly– youth, visitors, volunteers, and staff. Brian was real, he was caring, he could always put a smile on someone’s face, and he lived his purpose.
I will miss you, Brian!