ROBERT R. BLAKE ’68

ROBERT R. BLAKE, 66, a development economist with the World Bank, died Feb. 9, 2013. He received his degree cum laude and with honors in economics. After receiving his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan, he worked in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Treasury in various international affairs departments for 15 years before taking a job as a development economist at The World Bank. He concentrated on Africa, and following postings in Cameroon, Uganda, and Madagascar, he retired in 2009. Among those who survive are his wife, Claudia Kobles Blake, two children, two grandchildren, and his sister.