He came to us from Great Neck North (N.Y.) High School, an outstanding athlete and eager participant in any instrumental music group he could find. He majored at the Wilson School, writing his thesis on Bolivia in 1952-69 (the era of Che Guevara, among others), and proudly helped start Wilson College, the history of which he wrote for our 50th-reunion book. He helped foster the quickly evolving campus music scene with his own jazz quartet the Quorum and one of our favorite rock groups, Prospective Sound. He continued playing alto sax through Michigan Law School.
Bob then went into intellectual-property and entertainment law, where he spent the balance of his career, as a partner with Cowan, Liebowitz and Latman, then with a firm of his own. He was highly honored in the profession, including the presidency of the Copyright Society of the USA, but he also played in house jazz band Crude, Humble and Obvious. His Little League coaching credentials were equally impressive.
Bob is survived by his wife of 44 years, Janet; their children Rebecca, Matthew, and Laura; their families; and brother Peter. With them we listen again to the music of his life and take inspiration from the improvisation as well as the melody.