BY JOE KOSACK THE MAKING OF Bob Sopchick's ambition to assemble a book to bind his legacy in conservation had flourished within him for some time. But neither he nor anyone else could have anticipated the challenges this exceptional artist and writer would face to make it happen. Through it all, he would battle diseasefueled limitations that eventually would disable his body's right side and challenge his will to assemble a book of his illustrated Pennsylvania Game News columns and his renowned wildlife paintings. But if you know Bob, you know he's a fighter. And his scrapper demeanor would set the stage for an incredible eight-month journey that would end with the publication of his book, Penn's Woods Passages. Bob started writing columns for Game News as the Game Commission celebrated STORIES BEYOND THE PAGES JANUARY 2021 43