Robert Bartlett Young passed away on December 12, 2009 following a brief battle with
pancreatic cancer. He had come to Dartmouth from The Cate School in Santa Barbara,
CA. At Dartmouth, Bob majored in English, and was a member of Delta Tau Delta,
Crew, the Rowing Club and the R.O.T.C.
Shortly after his death, his wife Sally wrote: “More important to Bob than his numerous
accomplishments in the fields of journalism, banking, publishing and illustration or his
college and graduate degrees from Dartmouth, Harvard Business, Columbia Journalism
and Art Center in Pasadena was the joy he took in writing and painting, good food, local
and Italian wines, jazz and opera, travel, and the laughter he shared with his family and
friends. Bob shared warmth and friendship with everyone he met, and he will be greatly
missed by the many people who loved him. A small family service was held immediately
upon his passing, and a spirited celebration of Bob’s life was planned for January 2010.
Cremation has taken place, and his ashes were to be scattered over many meaningful
spots of his life’s landscape, including his birthplace of Pasadena, and final hometown of
Morro Bay. He is survived by his wife Sally, his brother, his son and daughter from his
first marriage to his late wife Gretchen, a grandson, stepdaughter and a large and loving
family.”
At the end of Bob’s submission to the 50th Reunion book Return to the Source, Bob
wrote: “So, Thank you, Hanover. Thank you, Dartmouth College. Thank you, Professor
Stewart. Thank you, Class of 1957.”