Robert W. Feakins ’63

Bob, a software entrepreneur who lived in Palos Verdes, Calif., died April 10, 2016.

Born in Lebanon, Pa., Bob majored in math at Princeton and belonged to Key & Seal. After graduation, he served in the Army in Germany and then earned an MBA at Stanford.

He worked in finance at Northrop-Grumman for 12 years. While there, he became heavily involved in personal computers as a hobby and eventually left Northrop in 1981 to start his company, planEASe Software, which helps commercial and development professionals clarify the financials of their real-estate projects, using software, instructional videos, consulting, and support.

Bob loved humor, bridge, crosswords, Sudoku, the Dodgers, the Lakers, and above all, his family. He was an optimist who felt fortunate to have family, a company he loved, and a home for 35 years in Palos Verdes. A local newspaper said, “He could look out over the canyon he lived on and see the hawks soaring during the day and the panoramic city lights in the distance at night.”

The class sends its sympathies to his wife of more than 48 years, Martha; children Michael and wife Sarah, and Melanie and husband Alexei; and his grandchildren, Oliver, Dylan, and Anastasia.