Robert, 92, died June 19, 2024, in Easley, South Carolina. He was born October 16, 1931, on a farm in Adams County Pennsylvania. Robert held degrees from Penn State and North Carolina State Universities. While in college, he worked three summers for the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. He had fond memories of those adventurous times as a smokejumper and firefighter out West. Robert was then employed for 38 years in various quality engineering positions with Singer and Ryobi companies in Pickens, South Carolina before retiring in 1994. He jumped at Missoula 1952 and 1954.