Robert Hamilton Reid ’60


Robert Hamilton Reid ’60 died unexpectedly on November 27, 2010, at his home in Wilmette, Illinois. Bob came to Dartmouth from Rye (New York) High School. In College he was a member of Sigma Chi and was the junior varsity football manager. Having majored in biology, he graduated from Cornell University Medical College with assistance from the U.S. Navy. As a commissioned Navy officer he served as a battalion surgeon with the Marines, specializing in village pacification during the Vietnam War. Bob helped form a medical practice in Chicago, specializing in primary care internal medicine and for more than 40 years was a member of the teaching faculty at Rush University Medical Center. After retiring he was a tireless volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Bob is survived by his wife, Jill, and children Jonathan, Elizabeth and Cynthia and their families.