Robert W. Gillies ’48

Bob was born in 1922 and grew up in Princeton. He survived Air Force combat duty in Europe during World War II, receiving many decorations, including a Purple Heart. He stayed on in the Air Force Reserve, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.

Upon his graduation from Princeton in 1947, Bob and Evelyn Scott were married in the Princeton University Chapel. They relocated to West Los Angeles in 1948 and were together for 69 years until Bob’s death Sept. 16, 2016, at age 93 in Laguna Niguel, Calif.

His business career was as an insurance consultant on employee benefits. The family had moved from California to New Mexico, then to Colorado, and to Washington state before their final 30 years in Laguna Niguel.

He is survived by Evelyn; their two daughters; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.