Bob was born at home, in the Pottsville Community of Hamilton County, Texas on Jan. 22, 1934. He was the last child born to Otto Heinrich Karl Goerdel and Hildegarde Maria Marwitz. Bob was the youngest of five children and grew up speaking German at home and working hard on the family farm.  Sundays were times of worship and fellowship at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pottsville. He attended the Pottsville school until his graduation as valedictorian in 1952. After graduation, Bob attend T ...