Early last week, word came out that Robert Moose – a regular in our old Monday Morning Tweets series – passed away unexpectedly at the age of 42.
Hearing sad news that local OKC Twitter legend / police scanner monitor / certified Ogle Mole @RobertMoose passed away this weekend. The OKC Twitterverse won't be the same. #RIP
— The Lost Ogle (@TheLostOgle) January 13, 2020
For a lot of OKC Twitter users, Robert Moose was a part of our daily lives; a Twitter version of our very own nightcrawler. He grew up as a HAM radio enthusiast, which transferred naturally to the rapidfire transmissions of tweets documenting police scanner traffic.
There were plenty of eulogies for Robert on the site for him, and even The Oklahoman put up a piece, but amongst the most personal I saw was from TLO favorite Mike Morgan:
Robert Moose. This young man of just 42 years passed away Saturday night. Behind the scenes, no one in world was more dedicated when severe weather threatened. Not hyperbole, No one. Way before Twitter, right back to May 3rd folks, and uncounted days till now. God rest his soul. pic.twitter.com/oUFNbATwg6
— Mike Morgan (@MikeMorganKFOR) January 14, 2020