Dcn. Robert was born in Chicago, IL. When he was 18months old, his family moved to Tucson, Arizona. When he was 12 years old, his family returned to northern Illinois where he eventually graduated from St. Mary’s Preparatory Seminar (H.S.). In 1966, the U.S. Air Force assigned him to Amarillo Air Force Base in Amarillo, Texas as a Medical Technologist. After four years with the Air Force, Dc. Robert attended West Texas State University (now WTAMU at Canyon) and graduated with B.S., M.S and M.P.A. degrees. He has been a Medical Technologist, C.P.A., and Executive Director of a Retreat Center. He was ordained a Deacon June 1996 and have been at St. Mary’s since August 2000.