Robert Martin

Profile Updated: June 16, 2019
Robert Martin
Class Year: 1961
Residing In: Canon City, CO USA
Spouse/Partner: Margene
Occupation: Retired school superintendent
Children: Michael Chane

Jeffrey Eugene
Military Service: Air Force/Army  
Yes! Attending Reunion
Grandchildren:

Colin Michael Martin - born July 4, 1997
Kylie Michelle Martin - born April 15, 2001
Michella Dawn Martin - born December 14 2002

Colin just graduated with his degree in mechanical engineering from Kansas State University, Summa Cum Laude (4.2 gpa) 2019. Will work for Koch Oil company in their Tulsa, Oklahoma office.

Kylie and Michelle won the state title doubles tennis tournament for Kansas. Kylie will attend KSU on a tennis scholarship this fall. She will be pre-Law.

Michelle has one more year and plans on attending the university of Nebraska on a legends scholarship fall 2020. She will be pre-Med.

Comments:

We have traveled extensively since retirement. We are avid golfers and try to play wherever we travel.
Our annual trek to the Corvette show in Frisco, Colorado is almost a religion. The show is close to our home in Canon City and we meet friends from all over the U.S.. They also sponsor a great golf tournament.
Life is to short to drink bad wine!
Living the good life a mile high.

Email Address:

mgandme2@gmail.com

What are your memories of high school (i.e. secret crush, embarrassing moment, funniest thing you did in high school, favorite high school hang out, favorite teachers)?

I will have to think about this one

Biggest thing you would do differently if you went back to your time at BHS?

I think I would finish high school before I finished my degree at the University of Nebraska, or at least finish before I was 20 years old.

What did you always want to do that you haven't done yet?

I want to buy a WWI bi-plane and attend and compete with others that fly these planes in mock Air combat. Just have not found the one I want that is for sale yet.

Just purchased a glider and will be flying this summer 2019.

Play the old course in Scotland - just played this course last summer 2015

Going to the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, GA THIS YEAR 2016!!

Attended the Masters in Augusta. Great....love this event 2017

What do you like to do in your spare time?

Golf everyday
Attend Corvette shows
Attend live stage productions/symphony's/opera
Travel and play golf
Fine dining - 5 star restaurants
In the fall we attend the football games at The University of Nebraska

Any words of wisdom?

Life is to short to drink bad WINE

Unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than is accurate!!!!!!!

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most do. I once knew a very ignorant human who promulgated this very idea. (Benjamin Franklin)

The only source of decency is the human conscience, and human moral parameters are determined by every human being. Many ignorant people are unaware of this phenomenon, thus making them morally indecent.



Envy, like jealousy, is a form of shame.....to feel envious of someone is to feel inferior to that person.

What animal would you be if you could choose one? And please explain.

Probably a whale, I know this is not an animal but, they travel to places we will NEVER see, and they see things and remember them. They also have a similar life span as we humans.

My favorite movie of all time is:

Western: Shane, Romance: DoctorZhivago, Summer of '42, Summer Place, Made for television:a Christmas Story, Sport: Miracle - about the 1980 Olympic USA Hockey Team

My favorite books are:

I read Shakespere
Anything by Steinbeck
Harvard Classics - especially the Irish poetry

Birthplace?

Opelika, Lee County, Alabama