Robert A. Harman *43

Robert A. Harman, of Bridgeport, Conn., died June 29, 2003. He was 88.

Harman was a 1937 graduate of Yale and studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He earned a PhD in chemistry from Princeton and a law degree from NYU. He worked for 43 years as a patent attorney for Allied Chemical Corp. and helped launch its nylon fiber business. He was a lifelong supporter of education, serving as president of the Roway-ton [Conn.] PTA, leading efforts in the early 1960s to integrate Norwalk, Conn., schools, and volunteering as a tutor for disadvantaged children and adults in his retirement.

Harman is survived by Evelyn, his wife of 53 years, sons Thomas and James, and five grandchildren.