Robert Potrepka

Robert was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but moved to Albany, NY and then to Southington within two years. He also has a brother James and two sisters, Marianne and Kathy.

After schooling at Holcomb, Lincoln-Lewis and Southington High Schools, he obtained his BS in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut. After graduation, he was married to his wife, Justine. His education continued with a Masters and PhD inPharmacology from the University of Iowa. Their two children, Susan and Kevin were born in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Drug Enforcement Administration in Washington, DC was his first job for 3.5 years and then transferred to the Environmental Prtection Agency, Pesticide Division for a similar time period. Living in Arlington, Virginia allowed the family to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms and the country's200th Anniversary in 1976.

The move back to Connecticut came in 1978 when Bob left the government and joined Industry working in Farmington for Stauffer Chemical Company, ICI and Ciba-Geigy to develop new pesticide products that would need EPA approval. After 18 years the laboratory closed and Bob changed careers to enter the real estate market as a realtor with Century 21 Access America, formerly Century 21 Apple Valley Properties.

Robert and Justine enjoy traveling every 2 to 3 months to Chicago to see their daughter Susan, son-in-law Mark and two grandchildren, Davis 6 and Tess 4 (on May 4th). Susan graduated as a psychology major from UCLA on a swimming scholarship for a backstroke. Our son, Kevin, lives in Cheshire after graduating from Southern Connecticut University with a degree in biology and he owns Blue Hills Landscaping and Lawn Care.

They enjoy the warmth of Aruba with five trips in the last six years. Annual conventions for real estate meetings allow travel to Las Vegas, San Diego, Orlando, New Orleans and San Antonio. Gardening and golf are part of Bob's relaxation.