Bob is an underachiever if I ever met one. Originally from North Chicago, Bob was accepted to MIT for electrical engineering but, after a few years, opted to switch his career field to medicine and moved back to Chicago to attend Northwestern since MIT at the time didn't have the field of medicine to study. After finishing his medical degree, Bob was drafted into the US Air Force and became a flight surgeon. Meanwhile, he was on active duty and applied for flight school, and was actually accepted. He graduated with honors and was off to Vietnam to work at a military hospital. Bob walks into the hospital, and there is no slot for him, so he walks down to the base's aviation wing and asks if they need an extra pilot. He actually flew two types of planes in Vietnam and was also able to practice medicine when he was not flying. 

After his service, he became an anesthesiologist and worked as such from 1972 to 1988. Bob began to volunteer over in Israel quite a bit, helped the government's geological survey department, and assisted in installing the system that monitors earthquakes. He contemplated moving to Israel, but his family was starting to grow with grandchildren. He wanted to be around for that part of his life and opted to stay in the US. Bob is still an avid flyer even in his 80s and still involved in the veteran and Jewish communities in the Denver metro area.