Colonel Robert Spiller was born September 25, 1928 in Philadelphia, PA. He turns 79 this Christmas. Honestly I can't think of anything worse than being born on Christmas. Colonel Bob says it did have it's downside. But what a great present to his parents! He graduated in 1946 from Marple-Newtown High School and came that fall to Western Kentucky State Teachers College to major in pre-veterinary medicine. He joined ROTC here and the rest of course is history. Colonel Spiller is a thirty year veteran of the Army and served both in Korea and Vietnam. He retired in 1980.Bob is married to the former Cora Jane Morningstar and they have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. Cora Jane is a Bowling Green girl and they married in 1951. They live in Oakland. Bob has a 1930 Model A and a 1972 Dodge with original paint. He is a volunteer guide at Riverview and enjoys caning chair bottoms and repairing porcelain. Bob says he also likes to hook rugs. In addition to supporting the Salvation Army as you see him here at our December 19, 2007 Christmas Party, Bob is a staunch advocate for Veterans. Bob is often asked to lead our invocation and he never does so without asking God's blessing on our troops and veterans. I can assure you that veterans have no greater friend or supporter in our community than Colonel Robert E. Spiller. Happy Birthday Bob and many many more.
