Blink, Robert Orville

1921 - 1989  (68 years)

• Name	Blink, Robert Orville
  Birth	25 May 1921	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Aft 25 May 1921
  	United Methodist, former Evangelical United Bretheran
  Education - Other	Abt 1943
  B.S. Marquette University
  Military Service	Between 14 Jan 1944 and 30 Jun 1946
  WWII, US Navy, Veteran US Navy aircraft maintenance, Pensacola, Florida
  Navy veteran, aircraft maintenance, Pensacola, Florida Name:Robert Blink Gender:Male Birth Date:25 May 1921 Death Date:8 Nov 1989 Cause of Death:Natural SSN:397051254 Branch 1:NAVY Enlistment Date 1:14 Jan 1944 Release Date 1:30 Jun 1946
  Biography	Bef 1989
  He was a quiet man by nature, given to inordinate patience in all things he did. With this quality of patience also came enormous tolerance. His expectations of his children were set by example rather than articulated instruction. His expression of affection was made manifest more by the acts he did for others than by speaking his feelings. Although, as he reached the age of retirement he became more able to say what he felt. He loved through giving of himself. He was meticulous in record keeping. And his frugality was undoubtedly the direct result of having grown up during the depression. He seemed tireless in his ability to repair anything mechanical; he seemed tireless in all endeavors. I rarely saw him at rest, except perhaps on Sunday afternoons after church and lunch, when he "napped" in a chair in the living room. Sometimes, he might even doze off in the middle of a Packer game. Then John or I would shout "touchdown" just to watch him come to startled alertness as we laughed. One of my earliest memories of my father is the first Christmas in the "new" house, probably 1953. Dad carried me, in the middle of the night, from my upstairs bedroom to the downstairs bathroom and back again. Over his shoulder I recall the lighted Christmas tree in the living room. This warm indelible memory leaves me with a recollection of my father, never later contradicted during his life, as a gentle, caring man.
  Residence	Bef 1989	Greendale, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Occupation	Bef 8 Nov 1989
  Mechanical Engr - Mitchell Mfgr. Co. (Business made institutional tables)
  Mechanical Engr - Mitchell Mfgr. Co. (Business made institutional tables)
  Death	8 Nov 1989	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  	Cause: Heart Attack - Aged 68 Years
  Person ID	I129774	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family	Simonsen, Carol Marilyn,   b. 20 Jul 1926, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Feb 2008 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1948	Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Blink, Living   2. Blink, Living   3. Blink, Hon. Living
  Family ID	F42696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010