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Wednesday
15
January
Visitation
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Freeman Manalapan Marlboro Funeral Home
344 Route 9 North
Manalapan, New Jersey, United States
732-972-8484
Wednesday
15
January
Funeral Service
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Freeman Manalapan Marlboro Funeral Home
344 Route 9 North
Manalapan, New Jersey, United States
732-972-8484
Thursday
16
January
Visitation
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Freeman Manalapan Marlboro Funeral Home
344 Route 9 North
Manalapan, New Jersey, United States
732-972-8484
Entombment
Holmdel Cemetery and Mausoleum
900 Holmdel Rd
Holmdel, New Jersey, United States
(732) 946-9393
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Desislava and Dimitar Dimitrovi posted a condolence
Friday, January 17, 2025
Bob was such a great guy...We miss him so much. Love the words, Ava said at the funeral. With great sympathy and sincere condolences from us.
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Rachel Johnson lit a candle
Friday, January 17, 2025
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I never got to meet Bob in person as I'm in the UK, but I worked with him on many projects over the years. Bob was a colleague that you could always rely on to happily help you with any question or deliverable. He was kind and patient, always willing to take time to explain things to you. Despite ours always being a phone conversation, I could tell he was often smiling - he had a great sense of humour. Bob will be missed by so many at work. I send my deepest sympathy to his family - you are in my thoughts.
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Appanna Chottera posted a symbolic gesture
Friday, January 17, 2025
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I am really shocked about Bob’s passing away. He was wonderful to work with and I worked with him on many NOC security projects, including the last one which was migrating old FW to the new one. So young and energetic, I cannot believe he’s no more. May god bless his soul and help family and friends overcome his loss.
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Sami Q. posted a condolence
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Bob was a dedicated, fierce, knowledgeable, and extremely helpful co-worker. He leaves a big gap in our organization. He will be missed greatly, both professionally and personally.
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Janet Peng posted a condolence
Thursday, January 16, 2025
I am deeply saddened to hear Bob has passed. Please accept my sincerest condolences. Bob and I worked together for many years at AT&T in Middletown, NJ. Bob was a great colleague. You can always count on Bob to get things done, resolved issues, big or small, with a sense of humor. Bob will be missed by all. My thoughts are with you during this incredibly difficult time.
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Ravi posted a condolence
Thursday, January 16, 2025
I was shocked to learn about Bob Kong's passing. My deepest condolences to the family for their loss.
Bob and I worked very closely together on security issues while I was at Cisco. He provided crucial guidance on all aspects of network security. Bob's expertise in this area was deep and wide but he had a unique ability to explain complex topics in a clear way.
But most of all he was a fun person to be with and full of life.
You will be missed, Bob
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Gerard R lit a candle
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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Bob is up there with the smartest people I have ever met in my life. Through speaking with him, I also know he loved his family and his dogs dearly. He was a pleasure to work with, and he will be missed dearly
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Jeff R lit a candle
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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I will miss Bob's guidence and direction. My deepest sympathies and condolences for your family.
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Matt W. Szela posted a condolence
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
My heart is filled with much sorrow on sudden passing of Bob. We have been neighbors in MT office AT&T location for many years and we chatted daily. Very sad now. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to Kristi and Ava: please be strong to go on without Bob now. He will be missed terribly.
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Laura lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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He will be missed. My deepest sympathies and condolences to Bob's family.
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Laura lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Noha Y lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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My deepest condolences to Kristi, Ava and the rest of the Kong family. My prayers are with you. I'm very saddened to hear about his passing.
Bob was not only a mentor to me since joining AT&T but taught me so much of what I know about networking today. He will be missed.
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Michelle Nolan lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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You will be Missed Bob, Love Shell and Shawn
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Rich Goff lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Bob was a great colleague, and great friend. We will all miss him. Kristi, Ava, my sincere condolences to you and your family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Vishal lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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My deepest sympathies and condolences to Bob's family. He was a star - always helpful with his insights.
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Jitendra Patel lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Bob Kong. Bob was not only a dedicated and hardworking colleague but also a kind and compassionate person who will be missed greatly by all at work had the privilege of knowing him.
Please accept my heartfelt condolences during this difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May you find comfort and strength in the cherished memories you have of Bob Kong.
With deepest sympathy,
Jitendra Patel
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Ark Yee lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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I was totally shocked to hear of Bob's passing. I just saw him last week. Bob was great to work with at Solomon Brothers in Rutherford, NJ and AT&T in Middletown, NJ. Bob always told you how things are, without sugar coating it. That is what I will miss the most. Our deepest condolences to Bob's family.
Sincerely,
The Yee Family.
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Dexter H lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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My sincere condolences to the family. Bob knew how to get things done. Made a very great impression on me. You will be dearly missed.
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Sandra Cepparulo lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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With deepest sympathy. Bob was always a great colleague. Very easy to work with.
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Joycelyn Bergeron lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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I am deeply saddened to hear Bob has passed. Please accept my sincerest condolences. Bob and I worked together from 2012 through 2018. Please know that my thoughts are with you during this incredibly difficult time. I am sending wishes of strength, comfort, and peace for the days ahead.
Take good care.
Sincerely,
Joycelyn Bergeron
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Aurelien Bruno lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Bob will be greatly missed by us.
I remember when I first joined the company as a newbie and visited NJ for the very first time. Bob immediately started a very passionate discussion about networking and system engineering, during which he provided me with numerous recommendations and unforgettable advice and was very impressed by his knowledge. It was always a pleasure to work with him on numerous projects since that day. Bob was a great colleague.
I express my deepest condolences to his family.
Aurelien Bruno, Nice, France
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Mai Nguyen lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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My deepest condolences to Bob's family. Bob was always a great colleague. Even when the going got tough, he never lost his sense of humor.
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Milan Novak lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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While I never met Bob in person, I had a great fortune and pleasure to work with Bob on number of projects in security space in AT&T. He inspired many by wealth of his knowledge, creativity and most of all - his great positive approach to all he did. He will be sorely missed.
My deepest sympathies to Bob's family.
Milan Novak, Czech Republic
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Deepti A posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Q: What was one of your favorite qualities of Robert?
A: I worked closely with Bob while working on a critical regulatory project. Very quickly learnt to rely on his technical expertise and ability to problem solve.
If there was an issue, we knew we could call on Bob and he would come up with a innovative idea.
Bob's humor and fun loving personality will be greatly missed.
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Dena Towells posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Bob was one of our resident geniuses. I will miss his infectious laugh, and our bonding sessions on all things Disney.
Sending sincerest condolences to the family, especially his wife and daughter. May you find comfort and peace as you rejoice in cherished memories.
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Gail & Michael Nagy posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
There are no words for that will adequately convey the impact of Bob leaving all of us too soon. In his professional life he touched many around the world via his kind mentoring, quick wit and amazing intellect. In his circle of friends and family his loss will be even more poignant - May we strive to follow the example he set in all the roles he filled.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Prayers for Grace and Peace - Michael and Gail Nagy
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Aline Fichou lit a candle
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Bob was a great collegue, he had deep expertise, but much more: humor, kindness, enthusiasm, he was always positive. He had interest in many areas. He was able to create an origami in few minutes, he was playing music. Working and discussing with him were really rewarding moments.
I express my deepest condolences to his family
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Mark Wassell posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Sadly I never got to meet Bob in person as I am over in the UK. However I knew whenever I was working with Bob I could count on his honest opinion and technical knowledge, both of which he shared freely. He was such a jovial person to work with and I always looked forward to talking with him on security matters. My deepest condolences go out to his family, he will be missed.
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Ryan S posted a condolence
Monday, January 13, 2025
Bob was a great coworker, very knowledgeable and he could almost join in the middle of any conversation and by the end he would bring some knowledge to the table that no one else knew. From time to time, he would mention some of the trips and activities he did with his family, which was nice to see/hear that part of his life outside of work. His presence will be missed, my condolences to his family.
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Brian R lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Bob was a pleasure to work with. He was always helpful and legitimately interested in solving problems. He will be missed. By heart goes to his family.
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Ajay Singh lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Condolences and prayers, Bob was very friendly, helpful and our go to person, He will be deeply missed.
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Bogdan lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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I met Bob for the first time when he interviewed me for the CSO job opening I applied for in Nov 2018. I was immediately impressed by his exceptional expertise, his passion for networking and technology, as well as his warm demeanor that helped put me at ease.
I had the pleasure to work with Bob on and off on various projects ever since I decided to join CSO a few days after that interview. I will never forget Bob, for his genuine kindness, his surprising patience (especially during my first years in the new role) in explaining me things although he was a busy, highly sought-after expert. I will always cherish the many fun moments we had as we were often teased each other, and the mind provoking discussions we had about the most interesting topics and technologies new or old.
Bob was a true and most respected technical leader, a role model for many of us, and also a fun friend at the same time. He will be hugely missed by so many of us.
Please accept my sincere condolences.
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Stan N lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Bob was an amazing co-worker with a positive attitude. He made sure to help everyone around him. His upbeat attitude helped us get through some tough cases. My sincerest condolences to your family.
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Bob was a friend to everyone. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.
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Randy lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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From Day 1 that I was brought onto the team with Bob after the BellSouth merger and worried how everything was going to work out, he made me feel completely welcome. His humor, friendliness, vast technical knowledge, and just overall niceness will be greatly missed. I express my deepest condolences to his family and would like to say that Bob touched a large number of people in a very positive way.
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Dan lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Bob was a brilliant man who will be missed by all who knew him. Please accept my deepest condolences and may God Bless you all.
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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Sending my thoughts and prayers to you all.
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Andy lit a candle
Monday, January 13, 2025
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Condolences and prayers to the Kong Family.
Bob was a character to work with, and also a master at his profession.
He will be greatly missed here.
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