Robert C. Knowles ’55

Robert C. Knowles ’55, of Kennett Square, Pa.; Sept. 9. After internships and a residency in clinical pathology at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland, he served as chief, epidemiology division, and later as director of the scientific department in the Naval Medical Research Hospital in Great Lakes, Ill. Bob continued to serve in the Naval Reserves and retired as captain.  From 1969 to 1977, he practiced medicine at Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine. He then became section chief of microbiology and immunology and hospital epidemiologist at the Medical Center of Delaware until his retirement in 1998. He was a member of many professional organizations, including the Medical Society of Delaware. He was an avid photographer and enjoyed traveling and attending musical theater and the opera. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; four children and their spouses; three grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law; a brother and sister-in-law; and nieces and nephews.