Robert Tyler

Robert Tyler on his 90th birthday. Photo by Terry Ward

Robert S. Tyler (born February 14, 1917) has sold hardware for over 50 years.

Tyler was one of seven children born to Joe T. Tyler and Florence Foulks Tyler. He grew up in Bluff Park, where his family gave Tyler Road its name. He became a member of Bluff Park United Methodist Church in 1927. In the late 1930's he met and married the former Garnett Cox of Leeds and hand-built a home on Park Road in the Bluff Park community in 1948.

In the 1950s, Tyler began working in hardware sales, joining with Huffstutler's Hardware in Homewood eight years later. As of February 2007, he still works there four days a week and is a favorite of customers, some of whom drive long distances to shop at the store.

References

• Bryan, Kim (February 14, 2007) "At 90, man knows nuts, bolts and a good yarn." Birmingham News.

External links

• Portrait of Tyler from 2006 on Flickr.com