Robert (Bob) Lee Herman was born Oct. 12, 1933 at the family homestead in Mellette County South Dakota. Bob was born one of ten children to Otto and Margaret (Woehl) Herman. Bob worked as a hired hand in his younger years for many of the areas ranchers until he entered the United States Navy on Oct. 10, 1951. He was honorably discharged after 3 years of service and a Korean War Veteran. As continued service he was a member of the American Legion.
Bob met his wife Joyce Biggins in 1958, and they were married in 1959. To this union four children were born Danny, Tony, Marty, and Penny. He worked for Max Derry during which time he went to Auto Body School in Omaha, Nebraska, which settled him and Max into Midwest Auto for 30 years. During this time he enjoyed restoring old cars and sparked his love of racing cars. He spent countless hours volunteering his time to run wrecker service at demolition derbies and races at Winner Speedway. Enjoying his sons and grandchildren race. Bob and Dan started the family business B&D Auto Salvage in 1981, Bob worked happily at the auto salvage until his illness prevented him from doing so.
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