Robert Congdon Forgan ’42

BOB DIED Dec. 10, 1990, at his home in Sarasota, Fla. Bob had suffered from arthritis throughout virtually his entire life, but it never slowed him down or diminished his enthusiasm for his family, his friends, and his work. Although severely crippled and eventually confined to a wheelchair, he continued working actively right up to the end.

Princeton was very much a part of Bob's life, with two uncles preceding him and two cousins following him. Bob came to Princeton from Choate, majored in economics, and was a member of Cottage Club. Following graduation he wanted to join his classmates in the service, but was classified 4F because of his arthritis. in Sept. 1942, however, the Army opened what they called 'limited service" for which Bob volunteered and was accepted by the Air Force. He subsequently spent 1% years at Randolph Field in Texas.

Upon returning to N.Y., he joined the Air Reduction Co. and was sent to Pittsburgh for four years. He missed his family, friends, and N.Y. so much that he resigned and returned to take a job at AMERICAN HOME magazine, where he stayed for 23 years as manager of the mail order dept. He loved his job and left only when American Home went under.

In 1973 Bob and his wife, Ruth, moved to their favorite town, Sarasota, Fla. He was on crutches at the time, but landed a job with the Tampa TRIBUNE covering a territory from Naples to Bradenton. He continued in this capacity for 16 years. After being confined to a wheelchair, he continued to work and received his last commission check only a couple of months before his death.

To his widow, Ruth, his cousin, James R. Forgan '52, and to the many other members of his family, the Class extends their sincerest sympathies.

The Class of 1942