Bob Cleckler
After graduating from ISS,I attended Emory University and the University of Alabama. I began working at our home town bank in 1963 and retired as President in 1997.
Since then I have been a pawn shop operator (sort of like banking), a bartender (not at all like banking) and a cancer survivor among other things.
I married my high school sweetheart, Terry Kaye, in 1964 and we have a son and daughter. They each have three children and live in the area so we are able to enjoy our grandchildren who range in age from nine to seventeen.
Bob and his wife Terry Kaye
Trey, our son, lives in Pelham with his wife, Michele, and is in sales with a company that
manufactures, installs and maintains canopies for service stations and convenience
stores. His son, Bobby, and
daughter, Katie, are currently in
Pelham High School. Matthew,
the youngest, is in middle
school.
Our daughter, Dani, lives in Childersburg and is the Human Resources Director for The
Home Depot serving the
Alabama region. She and her
husband, Evan, are the proud
parents of Eli, Jessica and
Ethan. The youngest are
twins.
My military stint was with the Alabama Air national Guard with the reconnaissance unit based in Birmingham. In 1961-1962 we were activated and spent some time in France and Germany during the Berlin Crisis.
For some demented reason, I decided to run for public office and was unopposed for a city council seat. My term expires at the end of next September and I will not be a candidate again. I have enjoyed serving and would not mind another term but plan to do some traveling when Terry Kaye retires in a few years (if I can afford the gas).