Master Rob Massaroni

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Master Rob Massaroni

• The Flame
• Burns On

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Tang Soo Do
As a young Green Belt his flame had just started
to be lit by Master Castelli
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Rob MassaroniTeam Captain
As Captain of the Black Belt Academy Demo Team
his team became the 1st team to win 4 Regional
Championships in a row
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Rob MassaroniWorld Champion
He remains only the second person to ever win
three Region 8 Black Belt Mens Cups in a row,
and went on to win the WTSDA World Championship
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Rob MassaroniChief Instructor
As the Chief Instructor of Black Belt Academy he
developed a team of Black Belts that became a
dominant force in Region 8 and the WTSDA
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Rob MassaroniThe Man
He was a man that loved.
He loved Tang Soo Do, he loved his
family, he loved Val, his wife. He achieved a
Masters of Education and he loved teaching.
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Rob MassaroniThe Performer
He earned the respect of his students, as well as
his competition
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Rob MassaroniIdol
He was especially idolized by his Army of Little
Dragons
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Rob Massaroni4th Dan
He expected to test from 4th Degree Black Belt to
Master in 2006 his flame flickered and then
shone bright again
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ROB MASSARONIMaster
In 2007 he successfully passed his Masters test
at the University of Northern Alabama
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Rob Massaroni
How ironic that his last picture at BBA would be
with students from the present joined by those
from the past who happened to come into train
with him on this special occasion.
Black Belt Academy Buddy Day April, 2007
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Master Rob Massaroni

• His flame cannot die out because he has lit so
  many other candles during his short span on this
  earth.

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• I would rather be ashes than dust!
• I would rather that my spark should burn out in a
  brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry
  rot.
• I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of
  me in magnificent glow, than a
• sleepy and permanent planet.
• The proper function of man is to live,
• not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying
  to prolong them.
• I shall use my time.
• By Jack London on Life

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Rob Massaroni

• Be such a man, and live such a life, that if
  every man were such as you, and every life a life
  like yours, this earth would be God's Paradise.
• Rob
• was such a man!

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Rob Massaroni
Beloved son and husband Inspirational
Leader Amazing Friend and a Dedicated Student of
the Martial Arts. Jan 14, 1978 May 6,
2007 REST IN PEACE