Robert E. Field ’43

Robert E. Field ’43—a longtime contributor to his college and class—died June 23 at DHMC. Bob’s Dartmouth career was interrupted by WW II. He joined the U.S. Navy and was deployed as commander of a Navy yard patrol boat set to defend San Diego harbor against potential enemy submarines and then as second in command of the USS Yarnall destroyer that would see action off Iwo Jima. While in San Diego Bob met and married Pauline, and they, with son Bob Jr. moved to Hanover after the war so Bob could earn his M.B.A. from Tuck. Bob then began a 32-year career as a certified public accountant with the New York City office of Price Waterhouse & Co. In 1960 he became a partner with Price Waterhouse, and from the late 1960s through the mid 1970s Bob and Pauline traveled the world as ambassadors through Bob’s post as deputy senior partner. They delighted friends and family with their stories, slides, and films covering travels to Hong Kong, Beijing, the Philippines, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. Bob retired in 1981, and they moved to Etna, New Hampshire, and then Hanover. A recipient of the Dartmouth Alumni Award, Bob served the College as a member of the board of trustees, vice president and treasurer, a member of the boards of overseers of Thayer and Tuck schools, and a member of the DHMC board of trustees. Bob was predeceased by Pauline in 1998. He is survived by children Bob Jr., Kathleen, and Peter; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.