Background
Spear,, Robert Newell was born on February 21, 1920 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert Newell and Dorothy Irene (Moorby) Spear.
Spear,, Robert Newell was born on February 21, 1920 in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Son of Robert Newell and Dorothy Irene (Moorby) Spear.
Graduate, high school, 1937.
Dairy farmer, Colchester, Vermont, 1937-1951. Technical specialist General Electric Company, Burlington, 1952-1972. Nature center director Green Mountain Audubon Society, Huntington, Vermont, 1972-1978.
Founding director, carver, curator Birds of Vermont Museum, since 1978.
Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946.
Married Sally Stalker, FEb. 22, 1958 (divorced 1978). 1 child, Karen.