Their journey started in 1950 when they met at Hiedelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. Shortly after that they got engaged and set the date. Before they got married, Bob enlisted in the Navy and went to boot camp and on to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, where it was a requirement to ask permission to get married. They said yes.
As man and wife, the first duty station was Pensacola, Florida, where Robert Jr. was born. A year and half later while Bob was deployed and Nancy went home to Ohio to have Cheryl, the three of them returned to Pensacola. Bob became a Navy pilot. Next duty station was NAS Brunswick, where they fell in love with the area. After that they returned to Pensacola where their third child was born, Kevin.
The five of them continued on with their adventures, from Georgia to California, Hawaii, Japan, California, then to Brunswick. Bob and Nancy always knew they would retire in Topsham, where they built their house. Bob’s tour in the Navy was not over, as they went to Rhode Island, and then to Naples, Italy for almost four years, from there they went to D.C. to work at the Pentagon, and his twilight tour was at Lakehurst, New Jersey. With 28 years of distinguished service, Nancy always stood proud by his side and shared and supported his career.
In 1980, they made their way back to Topsham, but didn’t stop working. Bob became the codes enforcement officer for Topsham and Nancy took a job as a teller at Key Bank in Brunswick.
After quitting their jobs to enjoy retirement, they bought a cabin in Greenville, near Moosehead Lake.
Along with their children, Robert and Nancy have six grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.
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