He loved his Lord and was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Shawnee, Kansas. He served as president of the Lakeshore Estates Association for a number of years. He was a lifetime member of the NRA and a member of NARFE Chapter 1980. He enjoyed the beauty of nature in this place and getting to feed the song birds as well as the animals that came around. Upon retiring in 1985 he was attracted to Osceola, Missouri for its access to Truman Lake and the opportunities it gave for duck hunting. Robert also loved the outdoors and was an avid duck hunter from his youth until he could no longer take the cold weather. He was a charter member of the local experimental aircraft association, which was founded in Osceola, Missouri. Bob really loved small aircraft and rebuilt several airplanes as well as built from scratch. It was there that he heard the FAA was hiring inspectors with certain qualifications which he could meet, so he applied. He later worked for the Fairfax airport in Kansas City. He moved on to working for TWA, based in Kansas City. While there he was issued a designated aircraft maintenance inspector rating by the FAA, one of only 5000 in the whole country at that time. He really loved working on small aircraft and went to work at a small airport in Topeka, Kansas. Later he worked for American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That gave him an opportunity to secure his pilots license. His love for aviation grew from there, as a licensed mechanic he took a job at a small airport in Benkelman, Nebraska. Bill and entered Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After leaving the Navy he took advantage of the G.I. He joined the Navy in 1943 and was discharged in 1945.
He was the oldest of 9 children born to Earl Cecil Maine and Goldie Josephine (Herrick) Maine. Robert Bruce Maine was born in Wapello, Iowa on Decemand went to glory May 28, 2013.
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