Lakewood Ranch's Bob Moffitt let his music do the talking

Lakewood Ranch's Bob Moffitt let his music do the talking

Friends of Bob Moffitt said the Greenbrook resident was a man of few words. Music was his preferred language. At 12 years old, he was introduced to the accordion and quickly swapped out the clunky instrument for something much sleeker — the saxophone. Throughout his life, Moffitt entertained audiences from Lakewood Ranch's Remy’s on Main to as far away as Chu Lai, Vietnam. Moffitt died of a stroke Feb. 11, just three days before his 79th birthda…