Robert B. Meese ’44

Bob died July 3, 2015, at the Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, Ohio.

At Princeton he roomed with Boots Killian and Bob Frei and was in Charter. He entered the Army artillery in January 1943; he served in Normandy and the Rhineland and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, later receiving five battle stars.

After the war, Bob returned to Princeton, where he graduated cum laude in 1947 with a degree in economics. A native of Mansfield, Ohio, he had an important career there for 48 years as an agent for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance and was a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable.

Bob was a trustee of Mansfield Memorial Park and a member of the Rotary Club. He was commodore of the Mansfield Sailing Club as well as a competitive sailor and tennis player and a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan. He was a voracious reader and formidable bridge player and was on the Alumni Schools Committee.

Don’s wife of 65 years, Joan Watson, died in 2009. His daughter Kathleen and sister Nancy also predeceased him. Don is survived by his daughters Marilyn Hixson, Deborah Schenk, and Jane Meese; son David; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.