Bob died Jan. 23, 2013, in Tampa, Fla.
Born in Johnson City, N.Y., he attended the University School in Cleveland, Ohio. Bob majored in biology at Princeton and took his meals at Dial Lodge. Senior year he roomed with Herm Botzow, John Gilbert, and Dick Orville.
Bob graduated from Western Reserve University School of Law in 1962 and practiced law in Ohio for the next 25 years before moving to Florida in 1987. He was respected by many and known for his compassion, generosity, intelligence, and wit.
He loved to travel and spent much of his spare time volunteering for causes about which he felt passionate. Bob was active in the U.S. Power Squadrons, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve maritime safety and enjoyment through education. He was also active in the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, aimed at restoring and protecting Florida’s largest open-water estuary.
Bob is survived by his wife, Deborah; four daughters; a stepson; and eight grandchildren. To them all, the class extends sincerest sympathy.