Charles Robert Nielsen ’48

Bob Nielsen died Mar. 2, 2000, at Hartsville, S.C., to which he and Ruth had retired in 1994.

Widely known as "Father Bob," Bob's career was as a parish priest of the Episcopal church and as an educator. He and Ruth served parishes in Stamford, Conn., and Cockeysville, Md. They were associated with Episcopal schools in Lake Forest, Ill., Lafayette, La., and Jacksonville, Fla.

Retirement in Hartsville was interrupted by a call to be interim headmaster at All Saints Episcopal School, an assignment which lasted three years. At the same time he was the founding headmaster of Trinity Collegiate School, a high quality college preparatory school, and served as supply rector at several Episcopal churches in the area.

A native of Ridgewood, N.J., Bob was a graduate of Kent School. At Princeton he was active in the Student Christian Assn., was a member of Cap and Gown, and earned highest honors in English. He went on to the Virginia Theological Seminary and later received his master's in English and education at the U. of Wisconsin, Madison.

Bob is survived by his widow, Ruth, and sons Paul, Charles, and John. To them the class extends its condolences and remembers a loyal Princetonian who considered his undergraduate years a highlight of his life.

The Class of 1948