After that, he went on to start a manufacturing career, building many various projects within the machining industry. They included the screen printing machine for many products you see in stores. Then he got hired to manufacture knives for Buck Knives where he worked for 23 years. He started in production before moving on to machining and punch pressing. This included the building of the M9 Bayonets for our armed forces, building parts for underwater sea connectors, and deep sea subs, and building landing gears for various aircraft. Bob finished his career as a retail manager for CVS. Unfortunately, he had to retire due to a bad back.

Bob and his wife Patti have been married for 18 years and have seven children, eight grandchildren, and eight grand-dogs! He loves to play cards, watch sports, listen to police scanners, is hooked on the Food Channel, and keeps up on both current events and weather reports from around the world.

Bob’s kidney issues started from complications of an ileostomy surgery, which caused his organs to shut down after a cardiac arrest. His kidney function was low enough for him to be on dialysis. He would love to get back to living a normal life and to feel well again - pre-kidney failure and pre-dialysis.