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Welcome, JHawaii!
Hmmmm. I'm in disgreement with the majority.
He is a good friend of Mary. He is good friend (let's replace Mary with a pronoun here) of her. That flat doesn't ring right to me. He is a good friend of her. Nope. Don't like it at all.
He is a good friend of Mary's. He is a good friend of hers. Now that sounds right.
I'd go with: He is a good friend of Robert's. He is good friend of his. Not: He is a good friend of Robert. He is a good friend of him.
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