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Robert Black |
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Was Trinity Professor |
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| February 5, 2001 |
| Robert C. Black III, a former Trinity
College history professor, author and longtime railroad buff, died
Wednesday at a hospice in Colorado. He was 86. |
| A former resident of Ledyard Road in
West Hartford, Black taught at Trinity from 1950 to 1967 and was
the author of four history books. |
| During his career at Trinity, Black
became well-known as the author of "The Railroads of the
Confederacy," which focused on a passion of his that began in
childhood -- he became fascinated by railroads when he received a
set of toy trains from his grandmother when he was 3. After
graduating from the Taft School in Watertown and Williams College
in Massachusetts, Black pursued his passion by landing a job as a
freight clerk for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. |
| In 1966, Black wrote "The Younger
John Winthrop," which focused on the politician who negotiated
for the 1662 charter that brought New Haven into Connecticut. |
| Black returned west in 1967 to teach
at Colorado Women's College. He is survived by his wife of 61
years, Regina; five sons; one daughter; and 14 grandchildren. |
| A memorial service will be held
Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral in Denver. |
| Hartford Courant |
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