Robert W. Ballantine ’27

Robert W. Ballantine died Sept. 17, 1995, in Tucson, Ariz., after a long illness.

Bob came to us from St. George's School, Newport, R.I., where your Secretary roomed next door to him. At Princeton he was on the freshman and Varsity crew squad. Upon graduation he worked for many years as an officer of the Neptune Meter Co. in N.Y.C.

He married Margaret Dennis in 1932, retiring to take care of her after she suffered a massive stroke at their home in Mendham, N.J. He was on the local township board of education and belonged to the University and Somerset Clubs. Margaret died in 1968.

In 1969 he married Virginia Garesche Thomas. They lived at their beautiful X9 Ranch at Vail, Ariz., where your Secretary lunched with them several times in 1993 and 1994 and admired their 360š view of the mountains and her fabulous flower beds.

Three of Bob's brothers graduated from Princeton, Peter '25, John '29, and Norman '35.

He is survived by Virginia; his brother Percy; three sons and a daughter by his first marriage, Robert D., Martin D. '59, William P., and Jeanette; two step-daughters, Elizabeth Woodin and Juliet Beckett; and many grandchildren. To them all the class extends its sympathy.

The Class of 1927