Robert E. Van Meter ’52

Bob graduated from Exeter and at Princeton majored in economics. He was a member of Cannon and roomed with Dave Dimmock, Don Jack, and Dick Ellwood.

After graduation he joined the Navy and served until 1954 as a lieutenant. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. He then commenced his long career with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., being awarded in 1969 membership in the company’s Sales Hall of Fame. In 1985 he retired and turned to continuing his lifelong enjoyment of model-airplane flying.

Bob’s wife, Barbara, died in 2000. Bob died Jan. 13, 2020. He is survived by children Linda, Robert R., and Kenneth, to whom we send the class’s condolences and our respect for their father’s service to our country.