Robert S. Carter ’47

A graduate of Deerfield Academy, Bob majored in physics at Princeton. Following World War II service aboard a cruiser, Bob returned to Princeton, graduated in 1948, married Marie "Toni" Russo in 1949, and earned a Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Harvard in 1951. In 1959, he joined the National Bureau of Standards where he designed and managed its nuclear reactor for 30 years.

Retiring in 1989, he and Toni split their time between Easton, Md., Bethany Beach, Del., and exotic places for traveling and sailing. In 1964, Bob designed his summer home in Bethany Beach where he enjoyed the summers with his family. His favorite hobbies were sailing, doing house projects, and spending time with his children and grandchildren, who remember him as "the kindest man" they ever knew and "a quiet, modest person, liked by everyone" . . . who "never spoke ill of anyone." We, too, remember him that way.

Bob died Oct. 28, 2005. He is sadly missed.

Bob is survived by Toni, his beloved wife of 56 years; his children, Bob Jr. '73, Susan Oldrieve '73, Ted '77, and Lissa '80; and nine grandchildren. To Toni and to Bob's loving family, we tender this token of our affection.

The Class of 1947