Bob Fromme's Site  

 

 



       Welcome to my little site on the web. Currently, I do a little adjunct teaching for ITT-Tech in San Antonio.   As a younger man, I spent well over 20 years as a professional potter and adjunct college and craft school instructor teaching drawing, design, ceramics art history and appreciation. In 1989  I began a second career as a public school teacher where nearly two additional decades of my life were devoted to students learning animation, digital graphics and visual arts.  I retired from public school in 2008.

        When I am not teaching 3D animation, you will find me fishing from my canoe at one of the local lakes, kayaking for redfish on the flats near Port Aransas, or enjoying one of several additional hobbies, including of beekeeping, photography, gardening, and the visual arts. 

        In addition to the hobbies and an interest in the visual arts and technology , I have always enjoyed writing. A great way to learn a little more about my life would be to read a few of my written memories and a few short stories based on my experiences in the war.  After you read some of the accounts and short stories, you may enjoy looking at  some images  of our  platoon in Vietnam. 







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Death of a Staff Sergeant The account of the Delta Company 4/12 199th LIB fire fight on June 13 1969 has been published on the web by Primedia and The History Net. This article was originally published in the June 2002 edition of Vietnam Magazine. The article is located at:: http://www.historynet.com/robert-fromme-recalls-the-death-of-staff-sgt-charles-m-andujar-during-the-vietnam-war.htm

 Letters to the Andujar Family As a young draftee, serving in the Third Platoon, Delta Company, 4/12 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam, I accumulated many vivid memories which have lingered for over thirty years. Accounts and letters are available concerning my time in Vietnam and the fire fight on June 13, 1969 in which the Sergeant was killed. Look for the publication of that account in the June 2002 issue of Vietnam Magazine.    SSgt. Andujar's name is listed on the Vietnam Veteran's Wall, Panel 22W -- Line 40

Rat Storm - a humorous account of an unforgettable evening ambush in the "Pineapples" west of Saigon.from  late April 1969.  The original account was part of a letter sent to SSGT Andujar's Children.

Newfer's Burning Memory -  A short account about latrine duty in Vietnam.
Firebase Football - The FSB Claudette football afternoon was just a pitiful few "All American" moments for some "All American Boys." Some of America's finest! It was a way to make a fleeting bit of "Stateside" come for a visit.

Ants and "Con Cooks" - A memory of ants, identification cards and Lepers.

Viet Vermin - An account about the interesting creatures which trod or trapezed the topography of South Vietnam in 1969

Remembering the Locals - Vietnam was filled with experiences illuminating the lack of responsibility associated with neighborhood, community and nation among the Vietnamese populace. As I witnessed these events I  grew ever thankful for the many blessings of citizenship in America. 

30 Year Mystery of the Elvira Monkey  - A story about Fire Support Base pets. A sad story for a dangerous place in a sad time.

Getting the Boot at BMB  - A humorous visit to the EM Club at Brigade Main Base, Long Binh.

 

Short Stories (part fiction)
Della, Monte and the Divinity Student A sad story based upon experiences from Vietnam and the years following the war.

Scorpions, Leeches and Hieronymus A story from memories as an infantryman in Viet

Milk Cats, Electric Dances, Bouncing Birds and Charles A short story based on memories of my youth .

Ike, Frank and The Big Gold Watch A childhood memory from my youth in Hoxie, Kansas.

Vultures, Comanches and El Fuerte del Cíbolo A story based on a historical event from the Spanish Colonial Period in South Texas near our home.

   If you build it, they will come! A humorous story about our summer project building a Koi pond   

 


 The Internet has served as a useful teaching resource for those of us involved in public education. Over the past decade I have written occasional articles on the subject.

Technology's Implications for Art Education This article was originally written for "Trends," a hard copy, yearly publication of the Texas Art Education Association, published Spring, 1999. Following its original 'hardcopy' publication, this article has also become an online publication in "Artery International, The Premier Online Journal of Visual Art Research in Education, Healthcare & Studio" and featured on the web site for "Artforce1, An international union of artists, art educators, art therapists and visual art researchers".

 Rites of Passage "Technology for the Middle and High School Classroom"  This article was also originally written for "Trends," a hard copy, yearly publication of the Texas Art Education Association, published Spring 1998.

 Therein Lies the Power of Telecommunications This is an online copy of an article written for CUE, The Journal of the Computer Using Educators of British Columbia, Volume 13 Number 1, Summer 1994. The article was a collaboration of three authors. At the time that it was written, Marjan Glavac, was an educator in London, Ontario, Sheldon Smith was an educator in Atascadero, California and Robert Fromme was teaching in San Antonio, Texas.

 Project Ecology - An International Exchange of Student Art Late in the 1992-93 school year, my young artists at Salado Middle School, East Central I.S.D., San Antonio, Texas were involved in a wonderful international ecology art exchange involving participants from 9 schools in 5 countries. This is an article about the event which was published online by Interpersonal Computing and Technology: An Electronic Journal for the 21st Century, ISSN: 1064-4326, October, 1993, Volume 1, Number 4.