Robert Benedict Davies ’70

Robert Benedict Davies ’70 After an extended battle, Bert succumbed to leukemia Nov. 3, 2012.

Bert followed his grandfather (Class of 1910) and father (1940) to Princeton. He prepared at Kent School in Connecticut, where he was active in crew and soccer. At Princeton, he coached the freshman lightweight crew for three years.

After graduation, Bert served in the Army. He later co-founded Beacon Capital in Darien, Conn., and had a long and successful career as an investment adviser.

Bert’s special gift was the ability to find and nurture friendships — often through his love of friendly competition from cards to golf. His long-running Tower Club annual golf outing is being continued by classmates in his memory.

At our 40th, Bert had recently shot his best golf score ever (76) and reported great satisfaction in seeing that those closest to him all seemed to be happy. Bert was devoted to his family and loyal to his many friends. He said that he had been blessed to have a modestly stress-free life with enough opportunities for stimulation to keep things interesting.

To Kate, his wife of more than 40 years; and his children, Ben and Liza ’02, the class extends its sin-cerest condolences.