Robert Henri Binder ’53

After a valiant two-year battle with ALS, Bob died Apr. 1, 2004, in his Jacksonville, Fla., home. He had hoped to take part in the class symposium at our 50th reunion, but was too ill to attend.

Extremely musical, Bob sang in the choir, had his own record show on WPRU, where he also was program director, and played piano in Ken Stocker's dance band. His field of study was SPIA and at mealtimes he could be found at Cannon Club. After the Army and Harvard Law School, he moved to DC.

During the Nixon and Ford administrations, he was appointed a senior policy official in the DOT. Later he was president of the Transportation Assn. of America. Career changes found him associated with agricultural technologies and small business, and working for the US Chamber of Commerce. He enjoyed retirement in Florida.

Dave Giardino remembers fondly that whenever Bob had a new girlfriend he would bring her by for approval from Dave's wife, Lorraine. Sigrid, Bob's wife, definitely received a "thumbs up" and cared for him lovingly during his illness. Dave said Bob never complained and died peacefully.

Besides Sigrid, Bob is survived by daughters Ainslie, Hillary, and Meredith; stepchildren Vivian and Scott; and five grandchildren. He will be missed very much.

The Class of 1953