Robert Taylor WG49, 98, of Newport News, VA, passed away on July 21. Trained as a Naval architect and Marine engineer, he served in the U.S. Navy before obtaining his Wharton MBA. Bob built his first boat at age 15. He became a champion sailor, racing one-design dinghies. He later crafted cabinetry and furniture and, in middle age, became a painter. He is survived by wife Eleanor; children James, Nancy, MaryBeth, Jane (Scott), Thomas, and Jennifer (Dave); 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.