Robert Alden Lebhar ’61

Bob Lebhar died Jan. 23, 2004, after a brief illness.

Born in NYC, Bob came to Princeton from Blair Academy. At Princeton he ate at Tower, sang in the Glee Club, and played freshman baseball. His roommates were Rick Johnson and Dick Henshaw. He maintained a lifelong interest in Princeton athletics, often attending football and basketball games. He was even known to have corresponded with several Princeton basketball coaches over the years, suggesting one tactic or another, always for the purpose of greater glory for the Tigers.

Following Princeton, Bob served in the Army for two years, and then earned a master's in music from the Manhattan School of Music. Music was Bob's great passion and his entire career was dedicated to it, teaching and performing (piano and organ), singing with various choirs (most notably the Pro Arte Chorale), and functioning as musical director for many churches in New York.

A memorial service was held Jan. 31 at Asbury Methodist Church in Tuckahoe, N.Y., where Bob had worked as choirmaster and organist, and in which the choir raised a joyful and most beautiful noise.

He is survived by four brothers, Norman, Peter, Nicholas, and Michael. We join his family and many friends in mourning his passing.

The Class of 1961