Robert Hemphill Morrow Jr. ’50

Bob Morrow died of lung cancer on Oct. 16, 1997, at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 72.

Bob prepared at William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia where he was in the Honor Society and captain of the baseball team. After graduating in 1943, he spent 194345 in the Army Air Corps as navigator in B25 bombers. At Princeton, Bob played baseball, majored in economics, and was a member of Quadrangle.

Bob spent his career as a paper and packaging specialist, retiring as v.p.-sales from Alling and Cory Paper Co. He was given the Golden Eagle award in 1991 by the National Paper Trade Assn. Among his accomplishments was the development of an integrated paper stand for road flares for the Bristol Flare Co. and the industrial learning manual still in use today.

During retirement, Bob was a volunteer broadcaster for the Assn. for the Blind radio and was on the board of Upsala, a historic mansion in Germantown. He was a member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club, where he was an avid squash and bridge player.

Bob is survived by his wife of 48 years, Dicky, a son, Robert H. III, and a daughter, Cynthia O'Keefe, to whom the Class of '50 sends its deepest sympathy.

The Class of 1950