I cannot comment as to reasons of Bob’s death, I can only say that I knew Bob - he played on my CD “LA Town Colors”. He was such a gentle person, very polite and kind, great sense of humor, he will pick up the melody of my songs right away (I provided no notes), he will make some notes on a piece of paper and play the melody! His style was so right on target, did not attempt to “take over” the song, just provided the soul and vib to the melody. I remember thinking, I guess this is what Elton saw in Bob - Bob made Elton’s song sound great. I know I feel privileged he played in my songs.