Robert E. Billings ’43

Bob died Feb. 8, 2018. He was born and raised in Collingswood, N.J.

After graduation from Princeton he served as a sergeant in the Army field artillery. He later became a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and flew as a bombardier on a B-24.

In 1958 he bought the Doctors Exchange and Telephone Service, which he owned until his retirement in 1983. He was an original member of the Monmouth Regional High School Board of Education and served for 22 years. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Red Bank, among other acts of public service.

Bob was a regular attendee at our class reunions and at many Princeton sporting events.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Betty; children Barbara, Robert Jr., and George; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.