Robert M. Gohlke was born in Midland in 1960. He graduated from Midland High School in 1978, and studied at Delta College before working for the Geo Corporation, spending a year in Venezuela as an industrial radiographer. In 1983, he became ill and died of a brain tumor. His short 23 years of life, however, were full of accomplishments. Family members established the endowment to help students who are not financially prepared to begin a college education and who demonstrate the desire and capabilities to achieve their goals.
