▁Rob be ▁is ▁an ▁international ▁company ▁special ising ▁in ▁k its ▁for ▁model ▁aircraft , ▁boats ▁and ▁cars . ▁ ▁Rob be ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁Rob be ▁( s urname ), ▁a ▁surname ▁ ▁Rob be ▁De ▁H ert ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 2 ), ▁Belg ian ▁film ▁director ▁ ▁Robert ▁" Rob be " ▁Helen ius ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 4 ), ▁Finn ish ▁box er ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Rob be - Gr illet <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁L ay ▁Thompson ▁( born ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁Grand ▁River ▁Township , ▁Dec atur ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁- ▁d . ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Iowa ▁journalist ▁and ▁business man ▁who ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁newspaper ▁the ▁Iowa ▁B yst ander . ▁ ▁Thompson ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Andy ▁and ▁Catherine ▁Thompson ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁while ▁the ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Dec atur ▁County . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁four ▁children ▁( John , ▁E ld ora , ▁Edd ie ), ▁and ▁had ▁one ▁older ▁half - bro ther ▁( Ben jamin ▁She pp ard ). ▁Born ▁a ▁slave ▁in ▁Kentucky , ▁Andy ▁Thompson ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁his ▁master ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Dec atur ▁County , ▁Iowa . ▁The ▁elder ▁Thompson ▁put ▁all ▁his ▁children ▁through ▁college ▁with ▁his ▁ear nings ▁as ▁a ▁far mer ▁on ▁ ▁in ▁Dec atur