Background
Merrick, Robert Gregory was born on July 29, 1932 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Roy Birchard Merrick and Elizabeth Aileen Mulgrew.
Merrick, Robert Gregory was born on July 29, 1932 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Roy Birchard Merrick and Elizabeth Aileen Mulgrew.
Associate of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1952. Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1954.
Assistant advertising manager General Metals Corporation, San Francisco, 1958—1960. Product advertising manager Fairchild Semicondr., Mountain View, 1960—1966. Account executive Hal Lawrence Advertising Agency, Palo Alto, 1966—1968.
Founder, Chief Executive Officer Merrick Industries Inc., Sunnyvale, since 1968. Founder, director Pioneer Savings & Loan, San Jose, 1973—1981. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1955-1958, 1961-1962, Vietnam.
Delaware White House Conference Small Business, 1980. Member of California Inventors Council (president 1979-1980, board directors 1973-1983), American Marketing Association, Elks Lodge (Palo Alto), Delta Upsilon.
Married Letha M. Merrill, July 11, 1959. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Katherine Clare, John Patrick.