Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: houston , texas , u.s. - death date: 16 august 2009 - spouse: betty beal - children: robert '' bobby '' thieme , iii - birth date: 1 april 1918 - image size: 200x115 - birthname: robert bunger thieme , jr. . - image: robertbthiemejr.jpg - birth place: fort wayne , indiana , u.s. - occupation: theologian , author Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert thieme .
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robert bunger thieme , jr. -lrb- april 1 , 1918 -- august 16 , 2009 -rrb- was pastor of berachah church , a nondenominational christian church in houston , texas , from 1950-2003 .affectionately called '' the colonel '' by his congregation , he was a dispensationalist theologian who wrote over a hundred books and conducted over 10,000 sermons on various theological topics during his 55 years as a pastor .