Robert S. Ryan ’50

Bob died May 7, 2019, in his Lewisburg, Pa., home.

He came to Princeton from Montclair (N.J.) High School. He was on the business board of The Daily Princetonian, belonged to Cloister, and graduated with honors in economics.

He interrupted his studies at Harvard Law School to enlist in the Army and served as a first lieutenant in the artillery in Korea. He returned to earn a law degree from Harvard in 1956. He moved to Philadelphia, where he worked for the law firm of Drinker, Biddle & Reath until he retired as a managing partner in 1992. From 1983 until 1996 he was chairman of Barton Mines Corp., whose mines are in the Adirondacks and western Australia.

After retirement he moved to Lewisburg, within driving distance of Eagles Mere, where he had been a “summer person.” In Eagles Mere, he had helped his wife, Priscilla, an accomplished violinist, revitalize a classical music tradition that had once thrived in that resort area. He was a prime mover in building an arts center there.

Bob was an expert on zoning. He authored Pennsylvania Zoning Law and Practice, which is used throughout the state.

Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Priscilla, and sons Arthur, David, and John.