Robert D. Lewis ’60

Bob died July 13, 2012, from complications of leukemia following surgery.

He was born in Pittsburgh and prepared for Princeton at Mount Lebanon High School, where he was a member of the band and played tennis and basketball and ran track and cross country.

At Princeton, Bob rowed on the freshman and varsity crews, was president of the Chemistry Club, and was a member of the freshman swimming team, the Glee Club, and Cap and Gown. He went from Princeton to Columbia Medical School and completed a residency in oncological surgery at Roosevelt Hospital in New York. After serving as a surgeon in the Air Force with tours in Iran and Spain, Bob specialized in oncological surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle and served as chief of staff at Seattle General Hospital. He also held a faculty appointment in surgery at the University of Washington.

Bob coached soccer and baseball for several years and also was an avid soccer player, bicyclist, golfer, skier, and tennis player. He climbed many of the mountains in Washington and Oregon.

Bob’s wife, Marcia McGreevy Lewis; his daughter, Karen; son Gregory; stepchildren John Keister, Matt Keister, and Megan Schmidt; five grandchildren; and brother William Lewis, survive him. To them all, the class extends sincere condolences.