Background
Burke, Robert Gene was born on October 7, 1928 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Harry B. and Lillian Elizabeth (Wright) Burke.
Burke, Robert Gene was born on October 7, 1928 in Waco, Texas, United States. Son of Harry B. and Lillian Elizabeth (Wright) Burke.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1950.
Reporter Texarkana Gazette, Texas, 1950, Houston Chronicle, 1952—1957. Writer El Paso Natural, 1957—1962. Regional editor Oil and Gas Journal, Tulsa, 1962—1969.
Editor in chief, associate publisher Offshore Magazine, Houston, since 1969. With United States Army, 1950-1952.
Member of National Ocean Industries Association, Association Petroleum Writers.
Married Jane Hascall, April 23, 1954. Children: Melissa Jan Burke Steger, Tim R.