Deacon Robert Stirm is Parish Life Coordinator at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Waterloo. Bob was born in Waterloo and attended local schools and Columbus High School. He has a BA degree in Industry and Technology from the University of Northern Iowa and 30 hours of graduate credit from UNI. Bob and his wife Nancy were members of Deacon Class XII; Bob was ordained to the permanent deaconate in 2007. Bob was supervisor and advanced personnel representative at John Deere and has served as program manager at the Cedar Falls Center for Business and Industry. He was coordinator of the Archdiocese of Dubuque’s First Judicial District Jail/Prison Ministry from 2006 to 2010. He was appointed Parish Life Coordinator at Blessed Sacrament in 2007. Bob is a member of the Archdiocese of Dubuque’s Liturgy Committee and the Jail/Prison Ministry Education Committee. Bob and his wife Nancy are the parents of two adult children and two grandchildren. They are members of Blessed Sacrament Parish.