Robert Meckauer ’40

Bob died Jan. 26, 2016, at his home in Roseville, Calif.

He grew up in Larchmont, N.Y., and prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he played on the tennis team. At Princeton, Bob majored in economics, participated in intramural sports, and was a member of Cannon Club. He was a counselor at Princeton’s summer camp for underprivileged boys and roomed with Bill Gilson, Jerry Schaefer, and Burr Swezey.

Bob enlisted in the Marine Corps and served in the Pacific during World War II as a company commander, achieving the rank of major. His business career was in the paper and packaging industry in Colorado, Washington, and California. He was a deacon and elder at Moraga Valley (Calif.) Presbyterian Church.

After retirement, Bob moved to Lake Wildwood in Penn Valley, Calif., where he served on its board of directors and was president of the tennis club. He was an avid tennis player, a crossword-puzzle and American-history buff, and a lifelong proud Princetonian.

Bob is survived by his wife, Nancy; three sons; three daughters; and six grandchildren. He was cherished by them all.