Robert M. Wells ’49

Bob died on July 3, 2007. He was 80.

He prepared for Princeton at Lawrenceville and served in the Navy from September 1945 until August 1946. At Princeton he majored in psychology and was a member of Whig-Clio and Court Club. He served in the Army during the Korean War as a psychiatric social worker.

Bob spent his work years involved in the ownership and management of the Homer Laughlin China Co. in East Liverpool, Ohio. He retired in 1992 as vice president and director.

He was an avid fisherman and bird hunter, as was his wife. He was a former president of the Pittsburgh Sportsmen’s Luncheon Club and also was a member of the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club of Pittsburgh. He was active in the National Trust for Historic Preservation and The Nature Conservancy. Bob was involved in jazz music programs around Pittsburgh, and Ed Polcer ’58, who had led many jazz concerts at Bob’s residence, played the cornet at Bob’s memorial service.

Bob’s wife, Carolyn, predeceased him. He is survived by several cousins. The class extends its sympathy to them and also to Bob’s many friends.