Robert Joseph Sullivan ’39

Sully died of cancer Nov. 21, 2001, at the Medical Center at Princeton. He never lost his sense of humor, honed in his days as managing editor of The Tiger. He was regularly called upon at our annual reunion dinners to close the proceedings with his latest joke. As an Army 1st lieutenant in Winnipeg, Canada, during WWII, he met and married Janet Rossini. They moved to Princeton in the late '40s, where he became chair of the zoning board and a charter member of the Bedens Brook Club. He was also a member of the Nassau Club and the Nassau Gun Club. In his 45 years with Lenox Inc., Sully became vice president of sales and marketing and spearheaded award-winning campaigns that gained Lenox its reputation in fine china. He represented Lenox during the design and production of the White House china service for Pres. and Mrs. Ronald Reagan.

For many years Janet and Bob were generous hosts for class reunion receptions beside the pool in the garden of their Princeton home. To Janet, their three children, and five grandchildren we offer our sincere sympathy and thanks for the life he shared with us.

The Class of 1939