Robert R. Frei ’44

Bob died Feb. 2 after battling Parkinson's and more recently dementia. He had been in a nursing home for the past year.

After New Trier High, at Princeton he was editorial chair of the Daily Princetonian, majored in politics, and was a member of Charter. At various times his roommates included Sid Howell, Brooks Gardner, Carl Duisberg, George Gibbs, and Bob Meese.

After serving 41 months in the army, he graduated from Harvard law school and returned to his hometown area to practice. He was active in the Princeton Schools Committee, the Chicago United Fund, and several professional law organizations. He retired after 41 years with Sidley and Austin, having specialized in federal tax and employee benefit laws.

He married Jean Albro in 1956, with whom he had Bob Jr. '82, Jennifer, Thomas, and Stephanie. Jean died in 1989 and in 1992 he married Betsy Mack, who, besides his children and five grandchildren, survives. The class extends sympathy to them all.

The Class of 1944