Robert E. Flory

Robert E. Flory 82, died peacefully on March 16, 2015. He was born to Leslie and Helen (Kezeler) Flory of Oaklyn, NJ. The family later moved to Princeton where he graduated from Princeton High School. Mr. Flory "Bob" went on to receive degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. He lived and worked in the Princeton area most of his adult life, but was enjoying retirement with his beloved wife Marjorie in Oro Valley, AZ. In his four-decade career at RCA's David Sarnoff Research Center, Mr. Flory focused primarily on television disk and tape recording technology. He also was part of the development team for a broadcast camera that was used by NBC studios for more than a decade and which earned RCA an Emmy award in 1981. In the latter part of his career, he helped to develop some of the earliest standards and technologies for High Definition TV. He was an accomplished, albeit amateur astro-photographer who particularly enjoyed eclipse chasing. He and Marjorie took a number of jaunts to remote locations to observe and photograph such celestial events. He also directed his photographic interests toward the abundant wildlife in his adopted home state of Arizona. Bob always enjoyed symphonic music and in the last decade he and Marjorie derived much pleasure from their subscription to the local orchestral series. He also appreciated good food and word play - from crossword puzzles to puns. He was an extraordinary engineer, a loyal friend, and a devoted family man. He was predeceased by his first wife, the mother of his children, Eleanor (Collins) and his sister, June Ann Flory. He is survived by his wife of nearly 23 years, Marjorie Jelinek Flory (previously of Pennington, NJ); two children, Robert G. (Pamela) Flory of Hopewell, NJ and Janice E. Flory (Eric Stabb) of Athens, GA; three stepdaughters, Monica (Tom) Housen, Marie Berrien and Marsha (Todd) Mimnaugh; five nieces, Linda, Chris, Ellen, Cynthia and Sarah and nine grandchildren, Martin, Madeline, Katherine, Hayden, Riley, Ella, Connor, Rogan and Bryson. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Gravity Hill Farm, 67 Pleasant Valley Rd., Titusville, NJ. Those wishing to honor his memory might consider a contribution to The Sarnoff Collection at the College of New Jersey or the Tucson Symphony Orchestra.