Robert Burns:
CLASS OF 1959
Baldwin High SchoolClass of 1959
Baldwin, NY
Lafayette CollegeClass of 1963
Easton, PA
Robert's Story
Life
11-67 to 4-68 traveling around USA; doing Alcapulco Race in 2-68. 5-68 to 9-72 worked for Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. 9-72 to 3-97 Northwestern Mutual. 3-97 to 4-01 Roslyn Savings Bank Bellmore,NY. Lived NYC upper eastside 3-71 to 5-95. Baldwin,NY 5-68 to 3-71 & 5-95 to present. Race sail boats from 30 to 72 feet. Have done all races on LI Sound and many on the east coast including 7 Bermuda races from 1969 to present. Ski instructor on weekends during 1970's. Play as much golf as I can from New England to Florida. Sailing instructor for Steve Colgate's Offshore Sailing School on City Island for several years in late 80's. Continue to Sail, Ski, and play as much golf as possible. Frequency of skiing and big boat racing not the same and the level of competition much less in the past. Enjoyed great 50th BHS reunion in 9-09 and reunion of GLNTC navy officer reunion...Expand for more
in 9-10 in Williamsburg, VA. Continue to be class of '63 Class Fund Manager for Lafayette College working towards our 50th in 6-13. Also look forward to our navy reunion in Seattle in 2012, and seeing others while playing golf with as many as possible over the next few years.
Military
Navy OCS Class 504 Golf Company Nimitz Hall- 15 July 64 to 20 Nov 64
Instructor and asst. head of testing MMBT school, Service School Command, Great Lakes NTC 30 Nov 64 to Nov '67. Director of physical training- '67. Led company from SSC GLNTC at '66 college all star game. 9th Naval district football champions '66 & '67. Sailing instructor '66 &'67.Raced 33'sloop and Luders 44' yawl for navy base on Lake Michigan in '66 & '67.
College: Lafayette College Easion, PA BA Economics, SAE fraternity. Freshman Soccer, intramurals, Pershing Rifles Drill Team , PR Rifle Team, Alpha Phi Omega.
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