Robert H. Monnes ’93

Robert H. Monnes ’93, of South Kingstown, R.I.; Mar. 14. He played baseball at Brown and held several pitching records. He was a member of the 1990 All-Ivy League team. In 1994 he began his career as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) in Hartford, Conn. He obtained his masters in accounting from the University of Hartford in 1995 and went on to become a certified public accountant and a certified information systems auditor. In 2000, he transferred to PwC’s Boston office. After 14 years at PwC, he went on to work as the director of internal audit at Beacon Mutual in Warwick, R.I., for four years and then as the director of finance for three years. In 2015, he began his role as the chief financial officer at AmWins Group Benefits in North Kingstown. He was an inventor at heart and fulfilled his lifelong dream of holding a patent in 2020 when he was awarded one for a clamp-mounted stand-up desk that he designed. He believed in giving back to his community and coached and served as the board treasurer for both the Welcome House of South County and the Avenue Concept. He enjoyed spending time with his children, biking, hiking, skiing, swimming, and coaching. He is survived by his wife, Alicia; two children; his mother; two sisters; a brother; two brothers-in-law; and 13 nieces and nephews.