Robert G. MacBride III

Robert G. MacBride III obituary, Dover, DE

Robert G. MacBride III

Robert MacBride Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Torbert Funeral Chapels on Apr. 24, 2024.

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"Robert G. MacBride - aged 79 - passed away peacefully Friday April 19th, 2024 surrounded by his family.
Robert grew up in Lubec, Maine, and graduated from Bates College, Maine in 1968, and went to Miami University, Ohio where he got his Master's in 1972. Received his Ph.D. in Developmental Anatomy at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Ohio in 1981. Taught at Oral Roberts Medical School, Oklahoma from 1981 - 1990. Joined the Biology Department at Delaware State University, Delaware in 1990 until he retired in 2017. He received the Teacher of the Year Award in1997 for DSU. He also taught part time at Delaware Technical Community College for 12 years until 2020.
He is survived by his dedicated wife of 46 years, Robin MacBride. She helped support him through many years of training, working, and various illnesses. He is also survived by three children, daughter Nicole Walsh and her husband Tommy Walsh, son Christopher MacBride and his wife Laura MacBride, and son Evan G. MacBride. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren."
Memorial services will be held 12 Noon, Monday, April 29, 2024 at Deep Water Church, 107 E. Broad Street, Wyoming, DE 19934. A visitation will be held one hour prior.
Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at www.torbertfuneral.com

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