Robert B. Blackman ’57

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Blackie died March 24, 2013.

At Princeton, he was a member of Terrace Club. After graduation he studied English at Columbia. Following that, he obtained a law degree from Rutgers Law School.

He practiced law with Blumberg & Rosenberg in Manville, N.J., and maintained his own office.

Blackie married Ruth (“Ricky”) Kaplan in October 1956. They had a son, Dick.

He did not stay in touch with Princeton. To his wife and son, the class sends condolences.

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