Robert Kinsley Jackson ’41

He prepared for Princeton at Whitman (Mass.) High School, followed by a postgraduate year at Exeter. At college he majored in biology and was a manager at Charter Club.

After winning numerals in freshman football and track, Bob won major letters in both sports all three upper-class years. He will be remembered for his 98-yard touchdown run with a recovered fumble against Penn and his 100-yard dash record of 9.7 seconds. He received the William R. Bonthron Cup for sportsmanship, play, and influence in track. Senior year, he was one of the nation’s top sprinters.

During World War II, Bob served as an Army captain in the field artillery, winning a number of decorations in the South Pacific. After his service, he began a 40-year career in private-school education as a teacher and coach at Lawrenceville and several other selective prep schools. While in Connecticut, he served as headmaster for the King School in Stamford and the Forman School in Litchfield. He retired from the Fay School in Southborough, Mass.

After retirement, Bob moved to Charlestown, N.H., where he taught GED classes at Sullivan County House of Corrections and New Hampshire Technical College.

Bob is survived by Kay, his wife of 57 years; his daughter, Patricia; his sons, Richard, Robert, Donald, and Christopher; and three grandchildren.