25 Facts About Bob Stookey

Bob Stookey is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and the television series of the same name, where he was portrayed by Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Bob Stookey's origins are explored in the companion novel The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury, which was written by Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.

Bob Stookey is dealing with depression from losing people around him, but after the prison falls he becomes romantically involved with Sasha and develops a more optimistic mindset, which he tries to convince Rick to have as well.

Thirteen years before the series, Bob Stookey served as an army medic for about two weeks.

Bob Stookey is the local town drunk of Woodbury and is first seen briefly outside The Governor's house, where The Governor expresses concern that Bob Stookey isn't eating enough and tells him to get some food.

The Governor is killed in the assault and while Bob Stookey's fate is never revealed in the comic books, it is explained in the novels.

Bob Stookey appears in The Road to Woodbury and The Fall of the Governor which both tie-in to the comics.

For Bob it began when his wife, Brenda Stookey, was killed and turned into a zombie.

Bob Stookey was unable to put her down and instead fled to Tent City in his truck and descended into alcoholism.

Bob Stookey cared for Lilly, so when Joshua Lee Hamilton was kicked out and Lilly Caul decided to go with him, Bob joined them along with Megan Lafferty and Scott Moon.

Woodbury's leader - The Governor - took a special interest in Bob Stookey and made him his confidante, revealing many secrets such as the fact he keeps his zombified daughter, Penny, locked up in his house and that he killed all the National Guard soldiers and in return Bob Stookey tells The Governor about his affections for Megan.

Bob Stookey is found by Gabe and Bruce Cooper who tell him to save The Governor's life, which Bob somehow manages to do.

Bob Stookey successfully saves The Governor's life, much to even The Governor's disbelief.

However, The Governor never comes back, instead only a small group led by Lilly Caul return and when she assumes leadership of Woodbury, Bob Stookey continues to live there and becomes the town doctor.

Bob Stookey leads Lilly to Penny and she puts the young girl down as well as the Governor's collection of zombie heads.

Bob Stookey dies in the arms of a devastated Lilly who stabs him in the head to keep Bob Stookey from turning.

Bob Stookey was an army medic who has been with two other groups of survivors, both of which were killed while he escaped.

Bob Stookey has seen things go bad "over and over" and winding up in the safe prison has not shaken those experiences from him.

Bob Stookey first appeared in the season premiere "30 Days Without an Accident", where it is revealed that he was a survivor who was recently rescued by Daryl, who brings him to live with the large community at the prison.

Bob Stookey admits that he was responsible for Zach's death, but Daryl dismisses it and reassures his place in the group.

At the college, the group manages to retrieve the medicine, however Bob Stookey is revealed to have only grabbed a bottle of liquor he found.

Bob Stookey tells him that one day they will find a place just like before but if they give into the world's state then they won't be able to adapt but Rick says the world now is the real world but Bob Stookey disagrees and says it's a nightmare and nightmares end, and tells Rick not to let it end who he is.

Bob Stookey wanders outside of the church by himself and is knocked unconscious by one of the few survivors from the Terminus shootout.

Bob Stookey looks down to find that his left leg has been amputated from the knee down as Gareth consumes a huge chunk of meat.

Bob Stookey tells them that the place the Terminus group was at resembled a school and Rick, Sasha, Abraham, Tara, Glenn and Maggie set off to find an old elementary school while Eugene, Rosita, Tyreese, Bob Stookey, Carl and Judith are left behind.