He came to Princeton from James Madison High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.
At Princeton, Bob majored in architecture, receiving honorable mention for the White Prize in Architecture. He and Brooks Wall worked on the design of the Class of 1941 logo. He was a member of the track and fencing teams, Triangle Club, Theatre Intime, and Whig-Clio.
Bob served as an Army interpreter during the war, after which he worked in the building and real-estate development business on Long Island, N.Y., from 1946 until his retirement in 1982.
Bob was an accomplished musician. He played the saxophone and wrote music. He was an artist, sculptor, photographer, and a published author. He enjoyed an active life as a New York City bachelor until 1982, when he entered into a happy marriage to Mae Beatrice Sackler.
Bob was predeceased by Mae, but is survived by his sister, Marjorie Finch; his niece, Lisa Tomeden; and longtime friend and neighbor, Pearl Nelson.