On February 12, 2008, Anh Bob officially retired. His work and contribution to the Refugee Program and to the Vietnamese Communities have made him well-known and famous with "Anh Bob" or "Thầy Bob".

Commendation words from the Center's staff during Anh Bob's Retirement Party:

"Teacher Bob" or "Thầy Bob" is very famous in Vietnamese community. I'm very proud to be a friend of Robert Jones when some former citizenship students asked me about his health, his activities... when he come back to teach... Some daily newspapers call Bob " Ông Thầy Mỹ nói tiếng Việt" (An American Teacher speaking Vietnamese). Bob prepared carefully for his students before they went for INS interview. He practiced on phone and encouraged them by the lucky wishes "You Passed".

Bob is very friendly. I remember when I returned home from Emergency Romm because of my hypertension, Bob came to my house to give me many tips, talked to me many useful things. He's the first visitor who stayed very late with me. Thank you Bob!

Bob is my angel. We worked late every night. After citizensip class, I must set up alarm for the Center. Sometimes there were false alarms, Bob helped me to contact with the company. Somtimes there were 2 or 3 strangers who loitered or gathered inside the premise, Bob came to talked with them and they disolved. Without Bob, may be I must call the Police. Many things to remember... I hope I will work with my friend Bob Jones.

"After Cung's death in 2001, it was  rough sailing for  Saint Anselm's. Bob was one of those who helped us float. He wrote grants, enhanced the citizenship classes, at the same time administered the trafficking program. We owe our Department of Education funding from him. He initiated the grant, wrote it, and  rallied the DOE administrator for us to be certified and funded with over  2 years of workshops and training."

Dear ‘Anh’ Bob, You’re a great and friendly man. Your way of life is, as you often say, ‘GIVING IS BETTER THAN RECEIVING’. You do and care for everyone with all your heart. I wish you good health, happiness, and longevity, as our Tet tradition. One last thing I just want you to remember: “the trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off, but every day is Saturday!”

Anh Bob, whenever we meet, we reminisce the "Old Timer". I'd definitely miss that so-called name. "You're the future." This encouraged me throughout the time I was both working and schooling. Thank you very much, Anh Bob, for all your encouragement and support. Wish we could continue our long-run competition "Young Man" vs. "Old Timer".

We wish you all the best, and get well soon. We’re going to miss you. We do hope to see you often. Don’t forget us – the CalWORKs Emergency Transportation team.