ROBERT NAIMAN

NAIMAN--Robert "Bob",

age 95, died on Sunday. Bob was filled with optimism, energy, wit, charm, and love for life. He took delight in, and delighted, everyone he met. He was an avid cyclist, biking the equivalent of twice around the world in Central Park. He loved film, opera, and wonderful meals with friends and family; he particularly loved the Washington Senators and dessert. Bob was a member of the American Psychiatric Association and had an active private practice until his death, seeing individuals, couples, and groups, and specializing in hypnosis. He often said he never met a patient he didn't like. Bob was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Ada and Harry Naiman, and the brother of three wonderful sisters, Irma, Lillian, and Norma Lee. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in medicine. He served in the Navy in World War II. He traveled to Paris on the GI Bill where he met his wife of 59 years, Lee Helfgott, who died in 2010. He and Lee had three children by birth, Eric, Cara, and Tom; three by marriage, Anne Nesbet, Clark Sugg, and Marguerite Holloway; and eight grandchildren, Kate, Thera, Caroline, Eleanor, Ada, Sarah, Auden, and Julian. Bob is also survived by his beloved partner, Rollene Saal. There will be a memorial service on Wednesday, June 27, at 2:00pm at Playwrights Horizons, 416 West 42 Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to Global Kids, 137 East 25 Street, New York, NY 10010.