He stayed "tuned" in to Colorado State sports and The Rockies. He was currently active in "The Old Man's Coffee Group," and the Greeley Lions Club. Bob was truly honored and humbled.īob lived a full life. This past September, 2021, he was an inaugural inductee into The Colorado Automobile Dealers Association Hall of Fame, where he received a standing ovation. This award was given to dealers for their exceptional performance and distinguished community service. His highest professional honor was receiving the Time Magazine National Automobile Quality Dealer award for the State of Colorado in 1990 he was one of five finalists for the national award. Over his rich, long life, Bob received many awards. A complete list of Bob's devoted civic duties may be found on the Allnutt Mortuary website. A plaque on the building acknowledges his leadership in the project. While mayor, Bob was pivotal to the development and construction of the Union Colony Civic Center. Collins President of Greeley Chamber of Commerce board member of United Bank of Greeley board member of Salvation Army President of Greeley Auto Dealers Association, and served as Mayor of Greeley for two terms (1985-1990). Collins Director of the board of Poudre Valley National bank, Chairman of Better Schools for Ft. Collins Country Club helped establish the First United Way of Ft. Collins and Greeley Lions Club (served as president of both) founder and president of the Ft. Sandy preceded him in death.īob's civic-minded heart and goals always focused on giving back, which he did for many years by investing his time, resources, expertise and dedication to the cities of both Ft. In 1982, he married Sandy Mason, who brought three daughters (Judy, Jenny and Melissa) to the family. This dealership later expanded to sell Mercedes, Honda, Saab, Mazda and Isuzu. Gene and Bob continued in partnership until 1968, when Bob relocated his wife "Lucy", and family, to Greeley to open a VW dealership. Collins dealership…Bob learned and truly valued every facet of the business. From early years of sweeping floors, washing and polishing cars, clearing vehicles of snow, and even taking trains to Detroit to drive cars back to the Ft. Bob always loved the automotive business and was very proud to have carried on the traditions his father established in 1936. The business expanded in 1959 to include a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership. They later divorced she preceded him.Īfter graduation, Bob became a junior partner with his brother, Gene, and his father, in the Markley family car dealership. They had two sons, Dave and Dan, and a daughter, Carol. Punctuating his college years was his 1948 marriage to Lucille Rutt. He was an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and earned his Business Economics degree in 1950. He returned home in 1946 and attended Colorado A & M (CSU) where, after four years in ROTC, he was awarded a commission in the field artillery as a 2nd lieutenant. While in the service, he completed a course in theoretical and practical radio operations. In 1944, during WWII, Bob joined the U.S. Collins High School in 1944 where he was a wrestler, ran track and loved singing high tenor and baritone in the school choir. Bob attended school at Laurel and Lincoln he graduated from Ft. His extended family, lived in Weldona until 1936 when his father purchased a Dodge dealership and founded Markley Motors, settling the immediate family in Ft. Morgan on Novemto Ferd and Elsie Markley. What a life he lived and what an amazing legacy he has left! Bob was born in Ft. Greeley - Robert "Bob" Harold Markley passed away on January 3, 2022.
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