Thomas Bolling Robertson ’47

After a prolonged battle with emphysema and coronary problems, Bolling died at his Baltimore home on Mar. 29.

Bolling was born in Haymarket, Va., and could trace his forebearers to Pocahontas and John Rolfe. He moved to Short Hills, N.J., in 1940 and graduated from Millburn H.S.

He entered Princeton as a member of the "Pyne Hall" Marine Corps V-12 unit. After completing the training program he was commissioned a second lt.

Bolling returned to Princeton in 1946 and graduated in Feb. 1948. He was a member of the varsity football team, and many will remember his outstanding performance as offensive guard when Princeton upset Penn in 1946. He was a member of Tiger Inn and an active participant in alumni affairs. Bolling was the primary organizer of the "Global" Marine Corps V-12 reunion at Princeton in 1993.

From 1948-66 he managed Candle Craft's candle-making plant in LA and retired in 1984 from Grempler Realty in Towson, Md.

The class extends its deepest sympathy to his wife of 50 years, the former Anne Cleveland, granddaughter of Pres. Grover Cleveland; his son, Tom IV '73; his daughters, Elizabeth R. Rowe and Ruth Robertson Abarbanel; his brothers, J. W. Peyton and Donald Bruce; his sister, Anne Butler; and two grandchildren.

The Class of 1947