Robert C. Cooke ’59

Robert died Dec. 31, 2010, in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia. We learned recently of his death.

Born in Duluth, Minn., Robert matriculated with us in 1955 from Austin High School in El Paso, Texas, where he was active on student council and in the Latin club. At Princeton he rowed on freshman crew and joined Whig-Clio. Intending to major in physics, he left Princeton prematurely and continued his studies in Minnesota, which led to a professorship in chemical oceanography at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he remained until his retirement.

He was survived by his wife, Elizabeth Spence; son Hilary; daughter Jessamine; four grandchildren; and brother Anthony.