Deceased October 16, 2015
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50th Reunion Book Entry
In Memory
Bob Moorhead died on Oct. 16, 2015, after a long bout with emphysema. He was part of a six-man contingent that joined our class from Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C. At Amherst he was a member of Chi Psi.
Monk Mann ’59, a fellow Chi psi who lived across the hall from Bob, remembers him as “quiet and very bright.”
After a tour as an officer in the Navy, Bob earned an M.B.A. from NYU and lived in New York City, where he worked for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. and other firms in the financial services industry. He eventually settled in Florida where he held several executive positions with Florida Power & Light Co., among which was president of FP&L’s Nuclear Decommissioning Trust.
After retiring from FP&L, Bob taught English in Poland for several years, and, while there, he met his wife, Joanna.
He continued his service in the naval reserves, retiring after 26 years at the rank of commander. He was a voracious reader with a passion for history, had a vivid recollection of details and was a skilled raconteur. Wherever he resided, with the possible exception of Poland, Bob was an active member of the local chapter of the Amherst Alumni Association.
Bob and Joanna, who survives him, lived in Clearwater, Fla.
Dan Bernstein ’59
