Robert William Freund ’48

Robbie Freund, a longtime New Jersey resident, died of cancer June 14, 1994, in Middletown, N.J. He was 68.

He graduated from Atlantic Highlands H.S. and enlisted in the Navy's V-12 program in 1944. He was sent first to Drew U., and subsequently to Princeton, as a member of the NROTC unit. Following his 1946 discharge he returned to Princeton, earning a degree in geology. He was a member of Dial Lodge and active in interclub sports. He graduated in June 1947, a year ahead of most of us.

He began his civilian career as a geologist with Texaco in Brazil and returned to the U.S. to work first for a drilling company, then in the general contracting business. He was recalled by the Navy early in the Korean hostilities, and following his release as a full lieutenant in 1954, he accepted a position with the Geophysical Exploration Co., serving with distinction for two years in Texas and New Mexico. In 1956 he joined American Standard as a sales engineer and subsequently founded his own manufacturers representative firm, R. W. Freund and Associates.

In 1968 he married Patricia Robinson, coincidentally also known as "Robbie," and for the next 27 years they were affectionately known as "the two Robbies." He is survived by Robbie and by a sister, Helen Bell. To them, the class of 1948 extends belated and profound sympathies.

The Class of 1948