Commentary: Bob Holt was a friend to everyone

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Bob Holt (left) interviews former Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson on Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, in Fayetteville. (Michael Woods/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)Bob Holt’s parents were educators and taught him at an early age the fundamentals that laid a foundation for a life spent as a reporter.

Sit at the front of the room. Listen and take notes. Always ask questions.

Bob never ran out of questions. He was too curious. Even in the final moments of his life he was asking questions of coaches and players like he had done for more than four decades.

Bob died Wednesday at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo. He collapsed following the Razorbacks’ game at nearby…