Robert Evans Dennison Jr. ’37

He was born in East Orange, N.J., where he graduated from the Morristown School and was on the hockey and tennis teams. At Princeton he majored in politics and was a member of Triangle Club, the University Orchestra, and Princeton’s marching band.  

After graduation, Bob spent five years in NBC’s music department at Radio City. During World War II, he commanded a submarine chaser, which later led to submarine detection. After the war, he launched the Voice of America at the State Department.

For 25 years Bob was with the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson Co., marketing various food products. He became president of the firm in Brazil. He also organized public support for the American Red Cross. After his retirement, he moved to the Algarve, on the coast of Portugal, where he planted vineyards along seafront property and indulged his love of the sea. An enthusiastic sailor, Bob logged more than 11,000 miles under sail, cruising and racing in South American and European waters.

To his devoted wife, Polly; their sons, Robert, William, and John; and two grandchildren, the class extends loving sympathy and fond remembrances of a loyal classmate.