Robert (Bob) Washington was born August 8, 1947 in Suffolk, Virginia. His father, of Black-White Descent, was a twenty one year Marine Veteran. His mother, of Black-Native American-White Descent, m...view moreRobert (Bob) Washington was born August 8, 1947 in Suffolk, Virginia. His father, of Black-White Descent, was a twenty one year Marine Veteran. His mother, of Black-Native American-White Descent, moved away from Waverly, VA at young age, and left her son Bob Washington with his grandmother in Waverly, VA.At an early age, Bob learned how to take care of himself from the teaching of his grandmother. Bob left Waverly, VA at the age of 12, moved to Richmond, VA, for one month, and then he moved to Paterson, NJ. Bob served in Vietnam from October 1967 until October 1968, with A Combat Unit. He retired from the Department of Public Works in Paterson, NJ on October 2002, after twenty seven (27) years of service.view less