Otto Robert Theurkauf ’50

Bob, an avid horseman who rode until he was 70, died June 16, 2014, in Greenwich, Conn.

He graduated from Montclair (N.J.) High School in 1944. The day after his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the Navy Air Corps, where he trained as a pilot. After a few semesters at Duke as part of his naval training, he enrolled at Princeton. He was an economics major and belonged to Court Club. He said his best Princeton legacy was meeting his wife, Tina, at a Princeton-Smith ski weekend in Vermont. They married in January 1954.

After graduation, Bob joined the investment-counseling firm of Scudder, Stevens & Clark in New York, where he spent his entire 50-year business career. He chaired the firm’s investment-policy committee, served on its board of directors, and was president of the Japan Fund, which was acquired by Scudder.

Bob learned to ride horses as a child and became deeply involved with showing when his job took him to Los Angeles for 10 years. Back in Connecticut, he once was president of the Greenwich Riding and Trails Association.

Our sympathy goes to Tina; children Sarah, Susan, and Amy; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and his brother, Edward ’50.