He has one sister. Bob started on his journey west when he went to college, graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in business in 1973. There he met his wife, Madonna, through friends at church. After graduation he came here to enter Air Force officer s training. Except for a couple of years away, he has been out here soaking up the culture of the west ever since.
People here are caretakers of the land.
East of the Mississippi people live on the land. Out west people settled and became part of the land. That is the heart of the west. He sometimes gets up early and drives out east of town to watch the sun rise over the wide-open prairies. This special time taken to appreciate the land in the quiet of the early morning light is an uplifting experience for him.