Robert W. Mandell ’59

Bob died Nov. 5, 2023, in Pittsburgh.

He came to Princeton after attending Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, where he was on the football and track teams, president of the senior class, and interfraternity chairman. He was preceded at Princeton by his brother, Stanley ’57, and an uncle, Joseph, in the Class of 1922.

At Princeton, Bob majored in politics, took his meals at Elm Club, served as its president, and played on its IAA football and hockey teams. He roomed with Carl Rapp. After graduation he attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School, graduating with a law degree in 1962.

He practiced law briefly in Pittsburgh but left to join his family business, Reinhold Ice Cream Co., where he served as president for 50 years. At Reinhold he developed its flagship product, “Nancy Grey Shakes,” a niche product favored by dieticians to boost appetites of cancer patients.

Married to Diane Beckerman, Bob was survived by her, their three children, 13 grandchildren, and his brother Stanley, to whom the class sends its condolences.