Robert A. “Bob” Fearon ’51

Robert A. “Bob” Fearon ’51, of New York City; Jun. 4, 2024. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force just before the end of World War II. Upon being honorably discharged as a sergeant he headed to Dartmouth College, but two days later he enrolled at Brown, where he made numerous lifelong friends, was a member of Sigma Chi, was head cheerleader his senior year, and was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1975. His career began as a staff writer for General Electric, where he also met his future wife, Mary. He moved to Time Magazine and worked in both their New York and London offices before transitioning to advertising at IBM. He then cofounded Friedlich, Fearon, and Strohmeier before being recruited to join Doremus & Co., a firm focused on Wall Street. He served as president of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, and during that time he formed Fearon, O’Leary and Kaprielian. He concluded his career at his own firm, The Creative Zone. Additionally, he was an amateur photographer and while living in New Canaan, Conn., served on the board of the Silvermine Guild of Artists, during which time he created The Doors of Dublin, an internationally known award-winning poster. The images and rights were purchased by the Irish Tourism Board in Dublin. He was also a member of Mensa International. His true passion was writing and he spent the final years of his life penning novels. In 1983, he met Nancy Barnett Morse, with whom he formed a more than 40-year partnership; she survives him. In addition to Nancy, he is survived by daughter Jennifer Fearon ’77; son  Jeffrey ’75; two grandchildren; Nancy’s two sons, including  Richard Turits ’83; Nancy’s four grandchildren; and Mary, the mother of his children.