Robert J.R. Follett ’50

Robert J.R. Follett ’50, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., formerly of Illinois; Sept. 3. After serving in the Korean War, he joined the family business, Follett Publishing Company, and in 1968 was named president. In 1977, he was named chairman of Follett Corp., leading the company to become an important player in college bookstores. His company published Nobody Listens to Andrew, one of the first beginning-to-read books. He was active in his community and founded the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation and served on several local, state, and national committees in the publishing and bookselling industry. He retired to Colorado and was the founder and president of the Keystone Citizens League and served on various boards and commissions in Summit County. He also worked as a ski guide. He is survived by daughter Jean A. Follett-Thomson ’77 and her husband Douglas Thompson ’76.