Robert Dunbar Campbell Long ’53

Bob died Oct. 30, 2016, in Hilton Head, S.C., where he had lived for 30 years, working on his golf game and helping out in various ways. Riding his bicycle around the community, he became aware of needs and responded. He helped out in churches, took people to work when their cars were in the shop, and fixed broken mailboxes.

Bob came to Princeton from Huntington, W.Va., and majored in music, writing his thesis on “The Songs of Schubert.” He rowed 150-pound crew and was a member of Key and Seal.

Following graduation, Bob enlisted in the Army and was awarded a National Defense Service Medal. In 1962, Bob acquired a hobby shop in Charleston, W.Va., that grew into a store called Toy Magic; he always kept it open late on Christmas Eve to be available to frantic parents in their last-minute shopping. He also sponsored a youth football team and boxcar races. After two five-way bypass operations, however, Bob found a partially built house in Hilton Head, finished building it, and stayed on. He is survived by two sisters and 22 nieces and nephews.