Robert W. Westgate ’58

Robert W. Westgate ’58, of Newington, Conn.; Dec. 7, of complications related to COVID-19. He spent three years as an officer in the U.S. Navy deployed in Europe and throughout the Mediterranean. In 1964, he and his family moved to Newington and he began his career as a safety engineer at Travelers Insurance Company. He earned his MBA at night from the University of Hartford and spent 20 years as an evening instructor at Central Connecticut State University teaching organizational behavior and management courses. He sang in the Silk City Men’s Chorus and enjoyed woodworking projects and traveling to Maine. He is survived by his wife, Betty; a daughter and son-in-law; two sons and daughters-in-law; and eight grandchildren.