Bob Homme was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin into a Norwegian family.
20 Facts About Bob Homme
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Bob Homme's parents were high school woodworking teachers, Raymond and Roselyn Homme.
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Bob Homme attended elementary school at West Side School before attending Stoughton High School where he graduated in 1937.
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Bob Homme enrolled at the University of Wisconsin and graduated with a major in economics.
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Bob Homme worked at a bank before joining the Air National Guard.
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Bob Homme's unit was activated in June 1941, prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Bob Homme was promoted to Staff Sergeant, a rank he held for the duration of the war.
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Bob Homme was later sent to study again at the University of Wisconsin.
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Bob Homme finished the war processing and classifying discharging servicemen.
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Bob Homme was married to Esther Eleanor Anderson and had four children: Richard, Ann, Ruth and Peter.
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Bob Homme approached the program director of WHA radio, which was in the process of developing a television station.
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Bob Homme recognized that television was a "hot medium" that tends to exaggerate actions and dialogue.
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Bob Homme always kept the giant character somewhere in the shot to emotionally reassure his preschool audience and to minimize the jarring effect of appearing suddenly.
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Bob Homme later joined the school band at the University of Wisconsin.
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Bob Homme first purchased a recorder while stationed in New York City during his military service to give him an inexpensive and portable instrument during his travels.
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Bob Homme was the model in a number of paintings by his friend and Canadian artist, James Lumbers.
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Bob Homme became a citizen of Canada in the early 1990s, holding both American and Canadian citizenships, and was invested into the Order of Canada as a Member on November 2,1998, in Grafton, Ontario.
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Bob and Esther Homme retired to a rural property near Grafton, Ontario.
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In retirement, Bob Homme joined the Cobourg Rotary Club and was active as a member.
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Bob Homme is buried at the Fairview Cemetery, Grafton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.