Robert Paine Carlson ’55

Robert Paine Carlson ’55, of Eastham, Mass.; Mar. 21, of congestive heart failure. For more than 30 years he worked at Monsanto Chemical Co. Retiring to Eastham, his interest in Cape Cod history and colonial gravestones grew into an intense study and documentation. He published extensively about gravestones, stone carving, and the history of Cape Cod prior to 1800. His quest to document the gravestones of the Paine family led to a website (capecodgravestones.com) documenting more than 44,000 names and inscriptions of Cape Cod gravestones. He was instrumental in the formation of the Eastham Cemetery Commission and served as its chairman for many years. Survivors include son Douglas ’83.