Robert J. Poor ’51

The son of Grace McMahon and Arthur G. Poor, Bob was born March 5, 1926, in Passaic, N.J.

He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1944 and served as a merchant mariner for two years. At Princeton, Bob majored in geology and belonged to Cap and Gown. He roomed with Rufus Finch, Eb Gaines, Francis Gowen, George Nimick, Tom Remington, Peter Stroh, and Joe Werner.

In 1951 Bob married Eugenia Mayer of Rio de Janeiro. Following graduation, he was in the Army for two years, where he served as a forward observer in Korea. After that conflict he relocated to Brazil. Bob spent much of his business career in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil. In 1969 Bob married Mary Clifford of Washington, D.C. From 1970 to his retirement in 1992, he was general manager of Fritzsche, Dodge, & Olcott, manufacturers of flavors and fragrances in São Paulo. The family then moved to Annapolis, Md., where Bob was active in community affairs.

Bob suffered from vascular dementia and died Aug. 21, 2014, in Holiday, Fla., at age 88. He is survived by his wife, Mary Clifford Poor; children Elizabeth, Robert, Michael, and Alexander; and two grandchildren. His brothers, Arthur and David ’50, predeceased him.