Robert M. King ’57

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Bob King died Jan. 15, 2006, in Wilton, Conn.

At Princeton, he majored in electrical engineering and joined Key and Seal Club. His senior year he roomed in Little Hall with Hal Brayman, Henry Elliott, Harris Colt, Gordon Fowler, and John MacKay.

After Princeton, Bob attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, graduating in 1958. He also graduated from Harvard Business School in the 1960s. He spent his career at IBM, where he was group director of the corporate litigation support department. He loved collecting antique walking sticks, gardening, tropical fish, and technology.

He was the beloved husband of Laura Bethea King, father of Donald King and Caroline King Hawk, and brother of Carlys King Swenn. The class sends its sympathy to his family.

The Class of 1957

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