Bob has been an innovator and entrepreneur for all of his life. It is in his nature to look for problems and find solutions to those problems.

He learned to fly after his discharge from the Army in 1956 and has used airplanes in his businesses since then. In 1959, he became a distributor in the Gyroplane business, having the state of Oklahoma and the top half of Texas as his territories.

In 1962, he garnered the cover of Popular Mechanics magazine with his fiberglass hardtops made to fit all full-size GM convertibles.

Inspired by the 1974 oil embargo, Bob was part of a partnership that converted a concept gasoline engine car built for BMW by Pietra Frua, and rejected as being too radical for the time, into an electric car that would go 100 miles at 50 mph on a single charge. Unfortunately, they introduced the car just in time to see gas selling in plentiful supplies for 70 cents per gallon.

After 30 years as a professional photographer in Dallas, he sold his studio and married Shirley Morris, a high school Computer Science teacher in San Antonio, TX.

Bob grew up around the food business. His grandfather owned Sanitary Grocery in Lawton, OK, where his father was the butcher. Later, Bob’s dad, after his service in the Navy in WWII, opened up RICE’S RESTAURANT in Amarillo, TX, in 1947. Bob worked in the restaurant and served 6 years as a member of the Texas National Guard until called to duty with the US Army, serving as a Mess Sergeant. 

When he got back home from the service, he found that his uncle had taken his job in his father’s restaurant, so he was forced to find employment elsewhere.

Knowing that there would be many service people returning from the Middle East war and having “been there and done that,” he gave some thought as to how he might help those returning veterans. Having had a crude version of Mr. Spenser in their home for several years, he wondered if this device might prove to be the vehicle by which returning veterans could have their own businesses installing Mr. Spensers for those who couldn’t or wouldn’t. They would not be taking any jobs from existing installers or handymen, because this is an entirely new product.

Armed with the desire to help others (as he has done all his life) he and Shirley started on their trek to make this dream become a reality. His tenacity has paid off by the introduction of Mr. Spenser -- a product that can be used in every household that uses film and foil to protect their food.

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