Robert W. Walker ’43, of Peterborough, N.H.

Robert W. Walker ’43, of Peterborough, N.H., formerly of Cranford, N.J.; Aug. 10, after a brief illness. During World War II he participated in the government synthetic rubber program at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. In 1946 he joined the pharmaceutical laboratories of Merck & Co. in Rahway, N.J., as a research chemist. He retired in 1984 as a senior research fellow in drug metabolism. He was an emeritus member of the American Chemical Society, a past president of the Echo Lake Naturalists Club in Westfield, N.J., and he participated in many nature-oriented organizations. He enjoyed birding, gardening, hiking, traveling, photography, and classical music. He is survived by his wife, Molly; three children and their spouses; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.