Upon graduating from Princeton, where he majored in English, Bob attended Union Theological Seminary and then the General Theological Seminary, where he received a degree in theology. He served as curate at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, N.J., and then as vicar in Broken Bow, Neb., founding two other churches in that state. From 1956 until 1968, he was dean of a cathedral in Omaha. In 1968 he accepted the position of rector at Grace Episcopal Church in Colorado Springs, where he served until his retirement.
One of Bob’s contributions to the church was his poem for the children at the altar rail: Even as that red hawk, soaring/ Navigates the great split rock/ Homing to ledge and fledglings/ So go my wings abroad/ To catch the breath of God/ Questing upon Him to my high nest/ O, my fledglings take and eat this flesh/ Against the day you leap into that wind/ All wings atremble!
Bob is survived by Barbara, his wife of 64 years; children Robin, Anne, Tim, and Joan; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.