Deceased August 26, 2021

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Robert McAdoo '43 and Family
It’s with a heavy heart but also an immense sense of gratitude for having been lucky enough to know Bob McAdoo that I share he passed away on Aug. 26 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was 100. Bob was born in Philadelphia. At Amherst he was a member of Psi Upsilon, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa junior year and played on the baseball team. He served as a naval officer until 1946, when he attended the University of Pennsylvania’s law school and subsequently joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he was partner until his retirement in 1980. 

In 1944, Bob married Dorothy M. Osborne of Cleveland, Ohio, who predeceased him just before their 50th wedding anniversary. They had four children: Susan M. Levy, McKinley C. McAdoo, Dorothy M. MacColl and Cameron M. Peake. Bob is survived by his wife of 26 years, Mary Cheston Hancock. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four stepchildren.

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Bob McAdoo '43 and Family
Through marriage to Tucker Levy, his oldest grandson, I was his only grandchild to go to Amherst, so we had a special bond. Amherst was very much at the heart of Granddad’s life. He was a fixture not only at his reunions, which he attended every year until he couldn’t, but also at ours—class of 1994. Granddad loved everything about Amherst, and the joy was infectious. It’s difficult to encapsulate in a few sentences just what a special man he was, so instead I will say this: Granddad’s kindness, thoughtfulness, sense of fun and generosity of spirit brought out the best in those around him. If you were lucky enough to know him, you know just how lucky I was to call him Granddad. He was a true gentleman in every sense of the word.

Vicky (Schwartz) Levy ’94