Bob Kirk graduated from Dyersburg High School in 1955. Mr. Kirk attended college at UTM and Murray State. He served in the United States Air Force for 4 years and returned to Dyersburg, where he worked as Safety and Public Relations Director for Colonial Rubber Works. Mr. Kirk has served with numerous organizations and charities throughout Dyer County. He was the Dyersburg/Dyer County “Man of the Year” in 1993. Mr. Kirk has served 45 years as an Alderman for the citizens of Dyersburg, and has been instrumental in the direction of Dyersburg.