Born First of Three Children - Early Years

Robert Dean Groesbeck was born the oldest of three children on May 12, 1936 in Grangeville, Idaho.  His Father was J. Milton (Whitie) Groesbeck and Mother was Ila Anderson Groesbeck.  Beloved younger sisters are Ila Ann and Carolyn. Whitie worked for the Bureau of Public Roads and Bob grew up in construction camps all over Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. 

As kids they explored old Indian dwellings and campsites, collected arrowheads and pottery.  They moved to Springville, Utah.  Bob remembered riding his bike across town every Saturday to mow Grandma's grass for movie money - only fourteen cents!

They moved to Kooski, Idaho where Bob got his first rifle for Christmas and he and his father would float cans down the Lockwaw River and shoot them for target practice.  He loved the fishing where he could catch the limit every day. 

They moved back to Springville Utah in time for Bob to enter 5th Grade.  His bio says  "...friends he had in Jr High and High School were great.  We hunted deer, ducks, pheasants, rabbits, dove and quail.  We spent most of our time and money hunting and fishing.  I played trumpet for 6 years, marched in all the parades and played solo two years in the orchestra.  I played basketball, baseball and football for Springville High School."