Born in Paterson, N.J., and raised in nearby Hawthorne, Bob came to us from Hawthorne High School. At Princeton he majored in religion, was business manager of the Bric-A-Brac, played IAA sports, was in the Westminster Foundation, and ate at Terrace. Senior year he roomed with Tony Dill.
After Princeton Bob earned a master of divinity degree at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, served a mission with the Jicarilla Apache tribe in New Mexico, and then embarked on a 40-year career at the North Reformed Church in Newark. He retired as senior pastor, but only briefly. He then served as pastor at Cedar Crest Chapel in Pompton Plains, N.J., until 2015. His obituary read, “Bob’s joy in life was helping and comforting others. He was humble, sincere, and dedicated to God’s work.”
Bob is survived by his wife of 34 years, Priscilla; daughter Naomi; son Peter; and two sisters, one of who was married to the late Keith Brodie ’61.