Robert Hampton III ’42

Bob died June 17, 2000, at Danbury (Conn.) hospital, of complications from emphysema. He retired in 1982 as a senior partner in the accounting firm Price Waterhouse.

Joining the class from the Lawrenceville School, Bob majored in classics, graduated with honors, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He was also a member of Dial Lodge. During WWII, he spent over four years in the navy, serving as a lt. in the office of the chief of naval operations for India and China. Receiving an MBA from the Harvard business school in 1947 led to his career in accounting, initially with Price Waterhouse. He left after a few years to join S. D. Leidesdorf, another accounting firm, where he became a partner and director of research. He rejoined Price Waterhouse in 1973 as a partner in their national office in NYC. He was predeceased by his wife, Harriet.

To his three sons, Robert, Randolph, and Ronald, and to his granddaughter, Renee, the class extends its condolences.

The Class of 1942