Bob died Aug. 31, 2017, in Kenmore, Wash., from a brain disease.
He was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Seattle. At Princeton, he majored in German and his roommates were Arnie Mytelka and Ed Zipser. Bob left after his junior year to attend the University of Washington Medical School.
From 1962 to 1964 he did research on viral diseases in the Arctic with the U.S. Public Health Services. For the next 38 years, Bob was involved in clinical medicine at Group Health, much of the time in administrative positions as well as serving as medical director. Most of his clinical career was as an emergency physician. For more than 20 years he would spend a month or two as a ship’s physician with the Holland-America and Windstar Lines.
Bob had many interests outside of medicine. He earned a law degree from the University of Washington; he was a voluntary member of the local sky patrol; and for more than 10 years he was an active and most admired Boy Scout leader.
Bob is survived by his wife of 58 years, Berit; sons Eric, Ian, and Colin; and four grandchildren. The class extends its condolences to them all.