On Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 8:02:42 PM UTC-6, Bob T wrote:
Another very sad day for gliding. Bummer.
Telluride plane crash kills 2, including pilot and well-known Telluride local "Glider Bob" Saunders. #telluridecrashhttps://t.co/DJhxIM0wRS
— San Miguel Sheriff (@SheriffAlert) August 25, 2016

Bob had a starring part in the recent video Cloudstreet- Soaring the American West.

One of the nicer guys you could meet in this sport. Bob did my ad-on 25 years ago when he was still flying at Val-Air in Durango. Bob was working on a SEL Ad-on and was flying a Luscombe along with his L-13. Huge loss for Soaring.