Robert F. Schelling III ’50

Bob died March 5, 2017, in Montreal.

He was a seaman first class in the Navy prior to attending Princeton. Originally in the Class of ’49, he chose to affiliate with ’50, his graduating class, in part preferring to celebrate his 50th reunion in 2000 and not 1999. He was a politics major, manager of the 150-pound crew, WPRU staffer, and member of Elm Club.

After working for a domestic insurance company and carpet manufacturer, in 1955 he joined Procter & Gamble, which promptly sent him to Toronto as an advertising supervisor. His advertising career continued with an agency in Toronto and then in Montreal, where he became president of L.S.I. Communications, which he described as “the smallest agency in the world.”

In Montreal in 1970, he married his second wife, Sylvie Demogent of Paris. They had a son, Stephane. He and his first wife had adopted three children.

He and Sylvie treasured their farm, “La Vieille Ferme,” an easy drive from their Montreal apartment. There they immersed themselves in farming, cooking, winemaking, renovating, and just relaxing.

Bob, who became a Canadian citizen, hosted our eighth mini-reunion in 1991 in Montreal. By 2000, he was semi-retired, allowing for much more time at the farm.