Robert Bayless Barcley ’42

Bob died July 3, 1995, in St. Petersburg, Fla., his home since 1949. He was recovering from cancer surgery and died of heart complications.

A real-estate developer, Bob formed Barcley Builders with his brother, Richard '44, and created Barcley Estates, consisting of more than 60 acres, several hundred homes in St. Petersburg, and many more in the Tampa Bay area. In 1975 he formed Barcley Construction Co. and continued to build homes, office buildings, and condominiums in the St. Petersburg area.

Bob attended Columbia H.S., in Maplewood, N.J., before coming to Princeton. He signed up in the Navy officers training corps immediately after Pearl Harbor and finished senior year at Princeton with additional Navy classes, becoming one of the first "90-day wonders" upon graduation. During the war, he served as executive officer on PC 1205 and captain of PC 1086 in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.

To his wife of 50 years, "Reggie"; his sons, Robert '76 and William; his daughters, Regine, Nancy, Margery, and Victoria; and his nine grandchildren the class extends its most sincere condolences.

The Class of 1942