Robert D. Conkwright ’46 died on September 17, 2019, in Towson, Maryland.
(The following was published in The Baltimore Sun on September 22, 2019:)
Robert D. Conkwright, age 94, of Towson, died on September 17, 2019. Born in Manhattan to a society bootlegger and fashion model, Bob led a unique life. The WW II veteran graduated from Bowdoin College after attending Harvard and Cornell. He moved to Baltimore to work for Martin Marietta and Westinghouse. He was an active sailor and long time member of L’Hirondelle Club. He is survived by the former Eleanor LeBrun Carpenter, a son and daughter, two step children and three grandchildren. His first wife, Mary Elizabeth Harper Conkwright predeceased him.