Robert D. Leipold ’51

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Robert D. Leipold ’51
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Bob was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Charlotte Hall (Md.) Military Academy. At Princeton, he majored in economics and played 150-pound football. Bob was a member of the Outing Club, the Washington Club, the Jazz Club, and Whig-Clio. He roomed with Don Sawhill.

After graduation, he worked as a field engineer in association with Walsh, Perini, Groves, and Slattery in Morrisville, Pa. He then joined the Marines, where he served as a lieutenant colonel.

Bob died Jan. 11, 2024, in Warrenton, Va.

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