Robert T. Yorke was born in 1932 in Trinidad and Tobago. He had a difficult childhood, having to quit school and work to support his family after his father was arrested. Despite obstacles, Yorke became a successful design engineer and traveled widely. He started his own company in Trinidad and Tobago and won several awards for his work. Yorke was brave, courageous, determined, and had strong faith in his ability to take care of his family and accomplish his goals.

1. ROBERT T. YORKE
By: Liv Eyre

2. INTRODUCTION
This month we celebrate black history
and hispanic leaders. I am researching
Robert Theophilus Yorke as a hero. We
celebrate black history month to show
that we appreciate the people who have
stood up for what is right. In this essay I
will be talking about his life growing up
and his family, his important life events,
and other interesting facts.
His Daughter

3. LIFE GROWING UP
First, Robert Yorke's life was difficult he was the man
of the house. Robert was born on May 4, 1932 in
Trinidad and Tobago. Then after his father was arrested he
quit school to work at a brick factory to raise money.
Although Robert thought education was vey important he
knew his family was even more important. Robert's family
includes his mother- Jane Yorke his father- Adam Yorke
and his eight siblings. Then when he was an adult he
married Greta in London. Robert had 2 kids Dorothy and
Richard. He left to the UK to take a design engineering job.
Robert went to the Caribbean working for 2 years. Finally
he then left the UK and went back to Trinidad and Tobago to
create his own company. Robert Yorke won many awards
including; the people choice award, career of excellence,
and the service award. He also got a doctorate degree.
Robert was the first toboggan to purchase a huge hotel.
His Son

4. ACHIEVEMENTS/OBSTACLES
Next, Robert came across some rough roads
in his life, but still persevered. One achievement
Robert made was he became the chief engineer
designer. Robert also traveled across the world,
he was a famous design engineer. Some
obstacles that he had to complete were difficult.
When Robert was with his friends by the dock he
was sometimes caught by the estate manager.
He was fishing and killing illegal lake. Other
times his father was arrested for cutting up a
cocoanut or drunk driving. Robert had a tough
job of being the man of the house. He had to
raise most of the money while his Dad was in jail
and he had to quit school early.

5. CHARACTER TRAITS
Finally, in this essay I will be telling you about
some character traits and any important
influences. One character trait is brave, it is
hard to be the man of the house while your
father's away. Another character trait to
describe him is courageous, he was always
helping and having confidence, he never gave
up. Also going along with courageous is faith.
He had faith in his family as a child an, an adult.
The last word to describe him is determined.
Robert was determined to accomplish all his
goals. Robert didn't have many influences, but
he did like a lot of famous engineers growing up.

6. CONCLUSION
To sum it up, Robert Yorke is an
African American hero that everyone
should know about. In this essay you
learned about his life growing up, his
important life events, and other
interesting facts. I used 3 websites to
help me study,
www. tnt50.gov.tt.com ,
www.trinidadexpress.com, and wiki.