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Bob gets his nutrition through enteral feeding through a stomach tube, which allows the food to enter directly through his gastrointestinal tract. “If I could do this myself, and was able to standup, I wouldn’t be here, I’d be home,” said West. On February 28 of this year, Bob and Traci were told he would need to remain at the facility due to tube feeding.

Former JMC professor Bob West passes away at 89

Brittany Anderson June 25, 2015

For nearly four decades, Bob West shared a lifetime of knowledge in film and broadcast with Kent State students.West, a former Kent State professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication died...

Eyes on Kent: Broadcasting, movies and Kent State

Leah Klafczynski April 27, 2014

Just three months ago, professor Bob West, 87, a Kent State alumnus, was driving to teach his film classes at Kent State. Due to a rapid progression of Parkinson’s disease, he now lives at Aurora...