Robert E. Oconnor ’57

Bob died Nov. 9, 2005.

He graduated from The Hill School before entering Princeton, where he majored in chemistry, joined Tower Club, and played tennis and squash, lettering in the latter. Senior year, he roomed with his twin brother, Otis '57, and Dick Shulze.

Bob graduated cum laude, then matriculated at Harvard Medical School. After Harvard, he interned at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine and did his residency in ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Boston.

He then returned to his hometown of Charleston, W.Va., and practiced there for 35 years. He was president of the Princeton Alumni Association of West Virginia, an elder of the First Presbyterian Church, served as an officer in the Navy, and was on the board of trustees of the University of Charleston.

Bob loved travel, often flying his own plane. Other passions were sailing, bird watching, and community service. He had many enjoyments with his hobbies and his family.

The class sends its sincerest sympathy to Jean, Bob's wife of 44 years; his daughter, Sara '93, with whom he practiced medicine and loved making medical missionary trips; his son, Rob '91; his brother, Otis; and grandchildren Anna and Robert Zurbuch.

The Class of 1957