Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

Finding Aid Robert Geno Collection TBRC-29

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Geno, Robert (1952-2021), Donor

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Item Type

Finding Aids

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Biographical & Historical Information: Robert Arthur Geno, 68, of Alpena, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at 10:10 AM at home following a long fight with cancer. He was born July 29, 1952, at Bay City General Hospital in Bay City, MI. to the late George and Florence (Philopulos) Geno of Pinconning. Bob was raised in the Pinconning area for most of his life until joining the United States Navy. After serving his country for 8 years, Bob lived in South Carolina for some time. About 20 years ago he found his way up to the Alpena area where he met and married Gail Smalley on Dec. 4, 2010.
Bob worked as a pipe fitter for the Local Union 85 for over 25 years until his retirement. After retirement, he became involved in a “hobby” which was diving. With his Navy background, it was no secret that Bob loved being in the water. His obsession with the water grew immensely once he began diving the Great Lakes.

-Information gathered from Geno’s Obituary

Scope & Content: Box 1: contains vessel information copied from Bowling Green State University and photos collected. Box 2: contains information regarding quarry operations from the late 1920s for the Michigan Limestone & Chemical Co.

Publisher

Special Collections, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Place of Publication

Alpena, MI

Date of Publication

1920

Subject(s)

Limestone quarrying
Shipping
Great Lakes

Corporate Name(s)

Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company

Collection

Robert Geno Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Rogers City

Michigan, United States

Latitude: 45.4214 Longitude: -83.81833

Donor

Geno, Robert

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