Black Men Wake Up

 Robert Sims was born the sixth of August 1956 in New Madrid, MO a small town in Southeast Missouri with a population of 2700 people. He graduated from New Madrid High School in May of 1975 with a high school diploma. Robert moved from New Madrid after graduation to Decatur, IL. He lived there for about 18 months before joining the Air Force in November of 1976. He went through basic training in San Antonio, TX for 6 weeks. Robert Sims is currently married and 4 adopted siblings and one foster child. Robert was stationed at McConnell AFB in Wichita, KS. Robert was discharged from the Air Force in November of 1980 with honorable discharge and continues to live in Wichita, KS until this day. Robert worked in aircraft as an aircraft mechanic for about 12 years. After working in aircraft Robert enrolled in a truck driving school in Wichita, KS where he obtained a commercial driver’s license in 1996. Robert became a truck driver and drove semi-trucks until March of 2011. Robert retired from truck driving to do foster care and continues to do so to this day.