Robert Weinstein’s legacy at Dickinson has helped to ensure that the residential student experience will be enriched for generations to come. Mr. Weinstein generously left Dickinson as the heir to his estate and in 2014, a year after his passing, the college received his extraordinary bequest.
Mr. Weinstein came to Dickinson in the fall of 1937 with the Class of 1941. During his senior year, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Medical Corps to serve in World War II. As a veteran of WWII, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was honorably discharged in 1946. He returned to Dickinson and graduated officially with the Class of 1950 – though he always attended reunions with the Class of 1941.
Mr. Weinstein had a career as a librarian at the Yonkers Public Library in New York. While there, he was proud to serve as the vice president of the Dickinson Club of New York and as a lifelong class chairman for the Class of 1941. Following his retirement, he returned to Carlisle where he was active in his church, the Bosler Public Library and with the Friends of the Library at Dickinson.
Bob’s contribution to society can be best summed up by his close friend, Al Blitz, who attended to Bob in his later years of life. Al noted that “Bob was a very frugal man. He never owned a car or a house. He was never married. He was active in many social groups in the Carlisle community. He was a very astute investor. He was fond of sharing his wealth he made in the stock market with many Carlisle charities but his greatest joy was helping Dickinson College and St. John’s Episcopal Church because of his strong faith in God and belief that a good college education was paramount to success in our society. He was a vociferous reader of all types of topics and relished a good meal with his Dewar’s Scotch. President Durden and I had many a visit with Bob to ask for his assistance in supporting Dickinson and our church. He rarely said no and gave sound advice on how the money should be used. He was a true philanthropic leader in the Carlisle community”.
