Bob Barker and Dorothy Jo Gideon were married for a total of 36 years, and throughout that time, he was under the impression that Dorothy was the woman he would spend the rest of his life with.
During the middle of the 1930s, the couple first saw one another at an Ella Fitzgerald performance and quickly fell in love with one another
In 1945, when Barker was on leave from the United States Navy, the couple made the decision to run away together and spend the rest of their lives together.
Unfortunately, Dorothy passed away in 1981, and after that, Bob was certain that he would never find love again in his life.
Bob and Dorothy did not have any children together throughout their whole relationship. In addition to this, he said that he does not feel any remorse for not having children since so many of their other acquaintances had difficulties with their children.
He felt that keeping 13 ducks was sufficient for his needs.
Bob has suffered from a number of mishaps and major health problems after the passing of his wife. These have included a number of falls as well as two strokes.
Nancy emphasized that the graduates of Drury College, who are all 99 years old, do not seem to be as elderly and feeble as one would anticipate at that age.
Bob said that the major reasons he has lived as long as he has been that he is a vegetarian and that he maintains a healthy level of physical activity. He recalls attending karate courses with Chuck Norris for a period of thirty years.