Robert 'Bob' Burr (28 Feb 1949 - 25 Jun 2024)

As a former night carer at JCH I had the opportunity to meet Bob a few times he was a lovely man with a heart of gold always apologised when he called for assistance My sincere condolences to all the family

As the former cook at JCH I remember Bob so well and was incredibly sad to hear of his passing. We had many laughs together and some really great and very interesting chats.
My sincerest of condolences to all the family and I know he’s going to be missed so very much by the staff and tenants at JCH xxx

It was a pleasure to care for bob he was a great man with a heart of gold lots of stories to tell us and always ready to list to us when things were not good I remember bob tell one lady tenant who took a shine to him I have only one woman in my life and that is my daughter Anna it has been lovely getting to know Anna and Paul they have been the best children to bob always there for him Bob will be greatly miss rest in peace mister bob ❤️

I was lucky enough to meet bob when he moved to jamie cann, the minute we met we instantly got on, I’ve not come across many tenants that have got my humour.. but bob did and matched it lol, was always a laugh to do his care and chat about whatever came up in conversations but as much as we were there to look after him he’d always be up for a heart to heart on the days he could see we weren’t 100% ourselves, always making sure on a hot day we had 5 mins infront of his fan and given a bottle of water and got given what felt like a serious talk from your grandad about the importance of staying hydrated, getting “his girls” cool little gadgets like pill poppers to “make our jobs just that little bit easier” he used to say, but I do also think he loved an Amazon delivery just a bit too lol.. he had a heart of gold and his absence is definitely felt and I say that for all staff at JCH!
We also met and got to know all of his lovely family and seeing the way he loved and spoke about all of them was really something beautiful, but I do feel he took all staff at JCH in as family too! Always admired his strength through everything and how he never gave up no matter how hard it got.

So sad when you lose a tenant, but I do feel very grateful to have been part of his life in some way and some of the advice he gave me will always stick.. including keeping your bin bag roll in the bottom of the bin so you can put another one straight in when you empty it (I did find that life hack quite impressive from a man which he found hilarious when I told him that..) he’ll be forever missed by all his girls at jamie cann house, rest easy bob, love chels

Bob was a strong man who prioritised family above everything.

He welcomed me into his family with open arms. From gifting me a "Best Teacher" mug when I wanted to go into teaching to sharing countless work stories, details about London, and family anecdotes, his love for his family were always evident.

He was so deeply loved. Grief is what happens when love has nowhere to go. But he is still watching over us, cheering for a Gunners championship win. 🏆