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In Memoriam - Legends Edition
This week, the Eddy County community pauses for a special tribute — an extended remembrance of a man whose life became inseparable from the story of the region he served for more than nine decades.
In this special edition, the community honors Robert “Bob” H. Forrest — former mayor, businessman, rancher, philanthropist, and inductee of the Dale Janway Hall of Fame — who passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at his home in Carlsbad. He was 90 years old.
Bob Forrest served four terms as mayor of Carlsbad, a tenure of 16 years that stands among the longest and most influential in the city’s modern…
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