Robert Arrington Burke ’38

Robert A. Burke died May 26, 1995, the Friday of our 57th reunion, after a valiant struggle against cancer. We remember him best as captain of Princeton's hockey team and president of Tiger Inn, but he worked for the class and Princeton in many ways.

Bob prepared at St. Paul's School and Hun School. In college he majored in English. He played freshman football and won three letters in hockey. Well-thought of by his peers, he was on our Class Day committee, and in 1941 was class secretary.

He served in the Army in the field artillery in 1942-46 in the southwest Pacific and rose to captain. He married Dorothy, sister of our Ed Burns, Feb. 21, 1947. He worked in sales and marketing for Flying Tiger, Air Freight, Coca Cola, and Bill Feather '38's printing firm. Always active, he played for the St. Nick's hockey team for several years and enjoyed racquet sports all his life.

In 1960 he founded Chemetal Corp. in Norwalk, Conn. In 1984 he sold it and retired, but continued as its consultant.

Bob is survived by wife Dorothy; sister Barbara Tilley, daughters Casey Romero and Barbara Valk, son Robert Jr., and many friends. We send them our sincere condolences.

The Class of 1938