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{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Robert Paul Edward Schliske, I
|office= [[Wyoming]] State Representative for Laramie County
|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start= 1971
|term_end= 1975
|preceded= At-large seat
|succeeded= At-large seat
|birth_date=July 2, 1924
|birth_place=Webster County, [[Iowa]], USA
|death_date=June 21, 2007 (Aged 82)
|death_place=[[Cheyenne]], Wyoming
|religion= [[Lutheran]]
|occupation= [[Educator]]; state administrator<br>
[[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]]
|spouse= (1) Helen Jean Konig Schliske (1947-1976, her death)<br/>
(2) Rosalind "Roz" Routt Schliske (1980-2007, his death)
|children= Robert Schliske, II<br/>
Laura Schliske Wright<br/>
Debra Rose<br/>
Chris S. Black<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Paul and Hattie Hansch Schliske
}}
'''Robert Paul Edward Schliske, I''' (July 2, 1924 – June 21, 2007), was a founder of Laramie County Community College in [[Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He served in the House from 1971 to 1975 during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] Stanley K. Hathaway.
==Background==
Schliske was born in a farmhouse east of Fort Dodge, [[Iowa]], to Paul Schliske and the former Hattie Hansch. That same year the family moved to Carpenter, a [[rural]] community southeast of Cheyenne in Laramie County. He graduated from Carpenter High School. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Navy]] as a [[radio]] operator.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2007/06/23/obituaries/02obit_06-23-07.txt|title=Robert P. E. Schliske|publisher=''Wyoming Tribune-Eagle''|date=June 23, 2007|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
After the war, Schliske attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie, his state's only four-year degree-granting institution of higher education. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]] and a [[Master of Science]] in [[education]]. In 1950, he returned to his ''alma mater,'' Carpenter High School, to teach vocational agriculture. He was the advisor to his school's Future Farmers of America chapter, which was selected "best in Wyoming" for eight consecutive years and twice received a national gold emblem award. He was a former president of the Wyoming Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association and a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Tau Alpha.<ref name=bio/>
In 1963, Schliske moved to Cheyenne, where he worked for the State of Wyoming during the administration of Republican Governor Clifford P. Hansen, first, as director of civil defense, adult education and then, as director of manpower development and training. In March 1969, he became in effect one of the first employees of Laramie County Community College, having been named dean of vocational-technical education and then dean of instruction. He retired from LCCC in 1984.<ref name=bio/>
Schliske served two two-year terms in the 60-member Wyoming House as an at-large member from Laramie County. He was not a candidate for a third term in the 1974 primary. He served thereafter on the board of the Greater Cheyenne [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars]]], the American Legion, and the Cheyenne Airport Golf Club. He was a former member of Civitan International, the Lions International, and the Wyoming Senior Golfers Association.<ref name=bio/>
==Personal life==
In 1947, Schliske married the former Helen Jean Konig (September 19, 1925 – February 1976). In 1980, he married the former Rosalind "Roz" Routt (born c. 1951) in Cheyenne.<ref name=bio/> She is a former [[Texas|Texan]], a one-time reporter for ''The[Wyoming Tribune-Eagle,'' and a since retired 40-year [[journalism]] instructor and director of multi-media at LCCC. "I really believe journalism is a high calling, and we can effect change in our communities and do good," said Rosalind Schliske upon her retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2015/05/24/news/19local_05-24-15.txt#.VWHdScvbLX4|title=Longtime journalism instructor in search of her next challenge|publisher=''The Wyoming Tribune Eagle''|author=Aerin Curtis|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>
Schliske died at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Elmer Schliske, and Hilbert L. Schliske (1922–2005) and Ronald Schliske (1932–1985), both of Torrington in Goshen County; and two sisters, Edna L. Gallina (1914–1997) of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and Elsie E. Penwell (1915–2001).<ref name=bio/>
In addition to his wife, Schliske was survived by a son, Robert P. Schliske, II (born 1964), of Cheyenne; three daughters, Laura Wright of Cheyenne, Debra Rose of Lusk in Niobrara County in eastern Wyoming, and Chris Black of Greeley, [[Colorado]]; two sisters, Esther Hagemann of [[Denver]], Colorado, and Eleanor Romsa of Los Angeles; ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.<ref name=bio/>
Services were held on June 27, 2007, at [Ascension Lutheran Church]] in Cheyenne, of which Schliske was a member. Interment was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<ref name=bio/>
The former lawmaker is remembered through the Robert and Rosalind Schliske Scholarship, LCCC Foundation, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007.<ref name=bio/>
==Deaths of other legislators==
Schliske was the fourth former Cheyenne lawmaker to have died in a two-month period from April 20 to June 21, 2007. Republican Joseph D. Selby and [[Democratic Party]] Edwin H. Whitehead died on April 20 and May 20, respectively. Former Republican Representative Larry D. Shippy, who served from 1993 to 1996, died on June 8. In addition, Republican U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas pf Casper died on June 4. In September,[Dean T. Prosser, whose legislative service began with that of Schliske's, died in [[Rhode Island]], where he had retired.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schliske, Robert}}
[[Category:Wyoming]]
[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Lutherans]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:World War II]]
|name= Robert Paul Edward Schliske, I
|office= [[Wyoming]] State Representative for Laramie County
|party= [[Republican Party|Republican]]
|term_start= 1971
|term_end= 1975
|preceded= At-large seat
|succeeded= At-large seat
|birth_date=July 2, 1924
|birth_place=Webster County, [[Iowa]], USA
|death_date=June 21, 2007 (Aged 82)
|death_place=[[Cheyenne]], Wyoming
|religion= [[Lutheran]]
|occupation= [[Educator]]; state administrator<br>
[[United States Navy]] in [[World War II]]
|spouse= (1) Helen Jean Konig Schliske (1947-1976, her death)<br/>
(2) Rosalind "Roz" Routt Schliske (1980-2007, his death)
|children= Robert Schliske, II<br/>
Laura Schliske Wright<br/>
Debra Rose<br/>
Chris S. Black<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Paul and Hattie Hansch Schliske
}}
'''Robert Paul Edward Schliske, I''' (July 2, 1924 – June 21, 2007), was a founder of Laramie County Community College in [[Cheyenne]], [[Wyoming]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Wyoming House of Representatives. He served in the House from 1971 to 1975 during the administration of Republican [[Governor]] Stanley K. Hathaway.
==Background==
Schliske was born in a farmhouse east of Fort Dodge, [[Iowa]], to Paul Schliske and the former Hattie Hansch. That same year the family moved to Carpenter, a [[rural]] community southeast of Cheyenne in Laramie County. He graduated from Carpenter High School. During [[World War II]], he served in the [[United States Navy]] as a [[radio]] operator.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2007/06/23/obituaries/02obit_06-23-07.txt|title=Robert P. E. Schliske|publisher=''Wyoming Tribune-Eagle''|date=June 23, 2007|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
After the war, Schliske attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie, his state's only four-year degree-granting institution of higher education. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in [[agriculture]] and a [[Master of Science]] in [[education]]. In 1950, he returned to his ''alma mater,'' Carpenter High School, to teach vocational agriculture. He was the advisor to his school's Future Farmers of America chapter, which was selected "best in Wyoming" for eight consecutive years and twice received a national gold emblem award. He was a former president of the Wyoming Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association and a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Alpha Tau Alpha.<ref name=bio/>
In 1963, Schliske moved to Cheyenne, where he worked for the State of Wyoming during the administration of Republican Governor Clifford P. Hansen, first, as director of civil defense, adult education and then, as director of manpower development and training. In March 1969, he became in effect one of the first employees of Laramie County Community College, having been named dean of vocational-technical education and then dean of instruction. He retired from LCCC in 1984.<ref name=bio/>
Schliske served two two-year terms in the 60-member Wyoming House as an at-large member from Laramie County. He was not a candidate for a third term in the 1974 primary. He served thereafter on the board of the Greater Cheyenne [[Chamber of Commerce]]. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars]]], the American Legion, and the Cheyenne Airport Golf Club. He was a former member of Civitan International, the Lions International, and the Wyoming Senior Golfers Association.<ref name=bio/>
==Personal life==
In 1947, Schliske married the former Helen Jean Konig (September 19, 1925 – February 1976). In 1980, he married the former Rosalind "Roz" Routt (born c. 1951) in Cheyenne.<ref name=bio/> She is a former [[Texas|Texan]], a one-time reporter for ''The[Wyoming Tribune-Eagle,'' and a since retired 40-year [[journalism]] instructor and director of multi-media at LCCC. "I really believe journalism is a high calling, and we can effect change in our communities and do good," said Rosalind Schliske upon her retirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2015/05/24/news/19local_05-24-15.txt#.VWHdScvbLX4|title=Longtime journalism instructor in search of her next challenge|publisher=''The Wyoming Tribune Eagle''|author=Aerin Curtis|accessdate=May 24, 2015}}</ref>
Schliske died at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Elmer Schliske, and Hilbert L. Schliske (1922–2005) and Ronald Schliske (1932–1985), both of Torrington in Goshen County; and two sisters, Edna L. Gallina (1914–1997) of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], and Elsie E. Penwell (1915–2001).<ref name=bio/>
In addition to his wife, Schliske was survived by a son, Robert P. Schliske, II (born 1964), of Cheyenne; three daughters, Laura Wright of Cheyenne, Debra Rose of Lusk in Niobrara County in eastern Wyoming, and Chris Black of Greeley, [[Colorado]]; two sisters, Esther Hagemann of [[Denver]], Colorado, and Eleanor Romsa of Los Angeles; ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.<ref name=bio/>
Services were held on June 27, 2007, at [Ascension Lutheran Church]] in Cheyenne, of which Schliske was a member. Interment was at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.<ref name=bio/>
The former lawmaker is remembered through the Robert and Rosalind Schliske Scholarship, LCCC Foundation, 1400 East College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007.<ref name=bio/>
==Deaths of other legislators==
Schliske was the fourth former Cheyenne lawmaker to have died in a two-month period from April 20 to June 21, 2007. Republican Joseph D. Selby and [[Democratic Party]] Edwin H. Whitehead died on April 20 and May 20, respectively. Former Republican Representative Larry D. Shippy, who served from 1993 to 1996, died on June 8. In addition, Republican U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas pf Casper died on June 4. In September,[Dean T. Prosser, whose legislative service began with that of Schliske's, died in [[Rhode Island]], where he had retired.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schliske, Robert}}
[[Category:Wyoming]]
[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Educators]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Republicans]]
[[Category:Lutherans]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:World War II]]