Bob died March 25, 2015, in Louisville, Ky.
He prepared for Princeton at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Los Alamos Ranch School, where he was active in football and school publications. At Princeton, he majored in engineering and ate at Cap and Gown.
Upon graduation Bob served in the Navy as a lieutenant on the USS Overton in the Pacific theater. Following his service, Bob’s business career led him to the presidencies of Kosmosdale Portland Cement Co., Louisville Builders Supply Co., and Fisher-Klosterman Co. He spent time as a hospice volunteer and served on numerous community nonprofit boards.
Bob spent summers on Nantucket, where he was an inveterate sailor and a passionate tennis player. He loved farming and was a member of the Louisville Country Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion. Bob’s survivors include his children, Mimi, Robert Jr., and Ellen; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The class sends sympathy to them all.