Robert Leslie (Bob) Jarmon Jr. was an engineer by training and a poet at heart. During his 96 years, he had a successful career as a sales executive and was an adored family man with an insatiable array of interests. Bob was born in Elgin, where his father owned the Texaco station and garage. As a boy, he helped his father ferry vehicles to and from the shop, instilling his passion for driving road trips. He said he could identify a vehicle’s make sight unseen by the sound of its running engine. He was proud of the heritage of both his Swedish-immigrant maternal ...