Robert B. Hiden Jr. ’55

Bob was born May 8, 1933, to Clotilda and Dr. Robert B. Hiden. He died Feb. 12, 2018, at his home in Rye, N.Y.

Coming from Deerfield to Princeton, he majored in history and joined Cottage Club. He roomed at 236 1903 with Dozier Gardner, Daniel Lane, Albert Yort, and Richard Dillon.

He spent two years in the Navy, then went to the University of Virginia Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and the Raven Society. He joined Sullivan & Cromwell upon graduation, where he practiced securities, corporate, and mergers and acquisitions law until he retired as a partner in 2000.

Bob was an enthusiastic yachtsman, skier, golfer, and tennis player. He was active in Larchmont affairs, including Little League and Larchmont Yacht Club’s junior sailing program. He also served as a vestryman and junior warden of St. John’s Episcopal Church and for many years was a trustee and officer of Larchmont Yacht Club. Until recently, he moderated the “At Home on the Sound” current-events forum and was an honoree at the 2015 gala.

He is survived by his wife, Ann McCracken Hiden; son Robert III and his wife, Karen; daughter Elizabeth; son John and his wife, Cheryl; and grandchildren Christian, Chloe, and Paige.