Robert Grayson ’40

Bob Grayson died Aug. 4, 2013, of lymphoma, at the age of 94. He was an innovative and much-loved pediatrician in Surfside, Fla.

Bob grew up loving science. When he graduated from high school, he received a scholarship to Princeton, where he earned a degree in chemistry. He was a member of Gateway Club and Whig-Clio.

After Princeton he attended the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. He joined the Army but remained in medical school. Upon his graduation, Bob did induction exams for the Army in Her-shey, Pa.

While at Princeton he met Shirley Singer of Miami, Fla., and they married in November 1942. After his discharge from the Army, Bob studied pediatrics at Duke University before moving to Miami with Shirley and their two children. They later moved to Surfside, where Bob soon became known as the wonderful neighborhood pediatrician.

Bob loved to travel. He and Shirley visited China, Indonesia, and the Galapagos Islands. He climbed Machu Picchu when he was in his 70s.

Shirley died in 2003. Bob is survived by his daughter, Jane, and his son, Bill. Our thoughts are with his family and all the people he helped for so many years.