Robert "Bob" Tanke was born June 6, 1941 to Lawrence and Elsie (née: Splittstoesser ) in Detroit. Bob would graduate Redford High School and then attend Wayne State University (earning a Bachelor's degree in accounting) where he was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. Before graduating college, Bob served in the United States Army where he was a tank gunner (of which the irony of being named Tanke and being a tank gunner was not lost on him). Bob met his future wife Nancy through...
Robert "Bob" Tanke was born June 6, 1941 to Lawrence and Elsie (née: Splittstoesser ) in Detroit. Bob would graduate Redford High School and then attend Wayne State University (earning a Bachelor's degree in accounting) where he was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. Before graduating college, Bob served in the United States Army where he was a tank gunner (of which the irony of being named Tanke and being a tank gunner was not lost on him). Bob met his future wife Nancy through...