Robert Rockwell ’70

Bob Rockwell died Apr. 8, 1998, of a heart attack on his way home in Munich, Germany.

He attended Bethesda Chevy Chase H.S. in Maryland, and participated in many local choral, dramatic, and community-service groups in Bethesda. He then spent a year studying in Germany, where he sang with the Munich Bach Choir and met Claudi; they married our sophomore year.

At Princeton, he majored in comparative literature and anthropology, while acting in or directing a number of theater productions, including an innovative Hamlet.

Following PhD studies at Rutgers, during which he published a visionary plan for 3D computer-imaging techniques reflecting the impact of government policy decisions, "Dr. Bob" moved to Munich, where he eventually became technical director of the multinational Eureka Software Factory, an ambitious project to coordinate software development throughout Western Europe. In the last three years, he worked as a cofounder of Blaxxum Interactive, creating computer bases for "virtual" trade fairs and social events in 3D environments. His book VRML 97 was just published by AddisonWesley.

To Claudia, their daughter Angela Cescati, Bob's siblings Teed, Larry, and Juanita, and his parents, Mary and Ted Rockwell '43, the class sends its condolences on the loss of such a fine, creative friend.

The Class of 1970