Robert N. Lowry ’42

Bob Lowry died June 13, 2014, at his home in Hillsborough, Calif., as a result of sepsis following a pulmonary infection.

He prepared for Princeton at the Manlius (N.Y.) School. At Princeton, Bob majored in politics and graduated with high honors. He was a member of Dial Lodge.

Shortly after graduation, he joined the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant. He participated in the invasions of Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. Early in his service, he met Mary Dudley, a Navy nurse. Bob and Mary were married after the end of the war.

Bob graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. Contacts he had developed before the war led him first into railway law and then into public-utility law.

In 1953 the Lowry family moved to the San Francisco area. A rich family life with Mary and their two children gave Bob a satisfaction that seemed remote when he was a struggling officer during World War II. Additionally, reunions and mini-reunions of the Class of 1942 were particularly meaningful to him.

Bob is survived by his children, Ann and Robert; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Bob was predeceased by Mary and his parents.