Second Generation  

2. Robert Palmer YANKLE II, son of Robert Palmer YANKLE and Evelyn Lauryne HOLLER , was born on 6 Dec 1947 in Flint, Michigan. Another name for Robert is Bob YANKLE.

Robert was born in Flint, Michigan, the first child to Robert P. and Evelyn (HOLLER) YANKLE. The family lived in the Northwest corner of Flint. Robert attended Pierson and Gundry Elementary Schools, Bryant and Holmes Junior High Schools, and Northern and Northwestern High Schools, graduating from Flint Northwestern High School in 1966. He received a B.A. degree in Philosophy at Oakland University, Rochester, MI. in 1975 and Master of Marine Affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I. in 1983. Robert retired from the Navy after 20 years, having started out as an enlisted man, then retiring as an officer with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Bob has been to Europe, Asia, Australia, Malyasia, Africa, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Mediterranean, and the South China Sea. At various times he has been a Navigator, Chief Engineer, Communications Officer, Acting Executive Officer and the Director of the International Officer Training School at Newport, R.I. Bob works as a computer programmer and has specialized in Data Warehouse applications. His hobbies include hiking, camping, scuba diving, canoeing, reading good novels, seeing the world, and watching Aubrey grow.

Bob met Lynne (CHAPMAN) in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Lynne was a Second Grade School Teacher at the time. After 6 months, they married in an outdoor ceremony in the Botanical Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia. Bob and Lynne have lived in Virginia Beach, Temple Hills, Maryland (where Aubrey was born at Edwards AFB), and Burlington, North Carolina.

From the Yankle Chronicle, August 2003:

Robert P. Yankle II is the son of Robert, grandson of Harold Yankle, and lives with his wife, Lynne and their daughter Aubrey in Burlington, NC.

Robert is also a native of Flint where he graduated from high school in 1966. He furthered his education at Oakland University in Rochester, MI where he received his Bachelors in Philosophy in 1975.

From there, Bob was to pursue a naval career for the next 20 years, during which time he earned a Masters degree in Marine Affairs. His travels include several seas and oceans, along with many continents such as Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa.

Meanwhile, Lynne was being raised in Greenville, SC. She was to attend Wesleyan University where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Education. It was during her tenure as a Second Grade teacher, in 1989 that she and Bob met and were married in Virginia Beach.

In 1990, Bob retired from the navy as a Lt. Commander, and two years later having relocated to Temple Hills, MD., Lynne was to give birth to their daughter Aubrey on January 26.

They were to move again in 1996, this time to North Carolina. Presently they make their home in the town of Burlington where Bob is employed as a Data Warehouse Specialist. Lynne currently works as a Second Grade Teacher's Assistant.

Their hobbies are numerous and varied. Lynne prefers doing anything that requires her creative flair, while Bob enjoys hiking, canoeing and scuba diving.

Bob is the author and developer of the upcoming Yankle Reunion in 2004, and is currently assembling an extensive database of the Yankle facts and fables along with a mural-sized family tree.

Noted events in his life were:

• Retirement: 30 Nov 1990, U.S. Navy, Norfolk Virginia.

• Degree: 29 May 1983. Master of Marine Affairs, URI

• Degree: 22 Apr 1975. B.A., Philosophy, Oakland University

• Graduation: 14 Jun 1966. Northwestern H.S., Flint, MI

• Soc Sec Num: 377-48-6585

Robert married Judith Lynne CHAPMAN on 22 Jul 1989 in Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Virginia.

The child from this marriage was:

1         i.   Aubrey Lauren YANKLE (born on 26 Jan 1992 in Temple Hills, Maryland)

3. Judith Lynne CHAPMAN, daughter of Otta Boyd CHAPMAN and Esther Lee PAYNE , was born on 16 Oct 1956 in Greenville, South Carolina.

b. Oct. 16, 1956 to Otta Boyd and Esther (PAYNE) CHAPMAN in Greenville, SC. She married Robert P. YANKLE II on July 22, 1989 in Virginia Beach, VA. Lynne graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach, VA. She taught second grade for four years and is currently a cake decorator at the Food Lion Grocery store in Glen Raven, NC. She prefers working with her hands and being creative. The couple have one child, Aubrey Lauren YANKLE, b. Jan. 26, 1992, in Temple Hills, MD. She, Aubrey and Bob live at 914 S. Ridge Rd., Burlington, NC.

Judith married Robert Palmer YANKLE II on 22 Jul 1989 in Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Virginia.