Where's Bobby? After telling her story to SooToday, Shari Roberts was 'shocked' to hear from so many strangers with potential clues about the handsome man she briefly knew
That famous line delivered by Rose Calvert's character in the blockbuster movie Titanic very well applies to Shari Roberts, a long-time Alaska resident who is on the hunt for a young man she met in Sault Ste. Marie 59 years ago.
Although Bobby made additional efforts to contact her in the months and years that followed, including a hitchhiking journey he took to Roberts’ hometown of Mankato, the timing didn’t align, and they never saw each other again. Of course, with a common name like his, the search has produced many local prospects named Robert, Bob and Bobby. His last name is unknown.
“I think everybody had a teenage crush in their past they might think about once in a while,” she added. “I’m sure people wonder what happened to so and so and how their life went. At least I hope everybody has an opportunity for that.”Among them is Bobby Orazietti, a passionate hockey player and former Soo Greyhound who passed away at 78 in 2022.
“He has no idea of anybody that it could be either,” she added. “We ran through it in our heads, but there’s so much time gone and there were a lot of Bobs at that time — it was a very popular name. And of course, everybody in the Sault loved hockey.”Readers sent Roberts old photos of other Soo Greyhound players who competed alongside Cuncic, including Bob Smith and Bob Tombari. Both were unfamiliar to her.
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