Bob grew up in 1950s Atlanta, the 3rd of 14 children. Bob’s  story is inspired by the chicken house his father built on their Atlanta property where they raised over 300 chickens, collecting the eggs each day. The eggs were cleaned, packaged, and taken to a local merchant for sale.

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After serving as an active duty Marine, including a tour in Vietnam, Bob received his law degree from the University of Louisville. Louisville has been his home for almost 60 years, were he was married to his wife Yolanda for 47 years before her passing in 2017. Yolanda was a flight attendant for TWA. Some of their happiest times together where spent traveling the world