Robert M. Amick ’55

Bob was born Sept. 19, 1933, in Pawtucket, R.I., to Marcella and Chester Amick. He died Jan. 13, 2018.

He attended Phillips Academy and at Princeton majored in chemistry, joined Terrace Club, and played IAA basketball. He was a member of the Senior Advisers, the Chapel Choir, the Chemistry and Pre-Medical clubs, the Roundhouse Eight, and Student Council. He roomed with Sam Stewart and Jack Smith.

Throughout his life, Bob was a man of compassion, generosity, and integrity; hearts are heavy at this profound loss. His six-decade marriage to Carol Jockers — whom he met at Yale Medical School, wooed patiently, and married during medical school — was his proudest accomplishment. Bob and Carol supported each other through their busy medical careers and the raising of four children.

Throughout his decades at the Boston VA hospital, where he served in numerous roles including chief of staff and director of education, Bob balanced his commitment to career and family with volunteer work and his passion for teaching. He was an early supporter and board member of Princeton Project 55, later renamed Alumni Corps. Later in his career Bob relished his opportunities to make home visits and care for the most vulnerable elderly patients.

Bob and Carol developed a taste for travel around the world. While Bob loved to garden and cook, his greatest joy was time spent with Carol, their children, 11 grandchildren, and the many others he welcomed into his heart.

His favorite times were the long summer afternoons spent on the front porch of their lake house watching others enjoy the many activities the lake offered.

Survived by Carol, children (including Helen ’87), grandchildren, siblings, and nieces and nephews, Bob will be greatly missed. “Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure, you are loved beyond words, and missed without measure.”