ROBERT MOLTZ

Robert Parker Moltz  
Died January 14, 2019 peacefully at his home in Potomac, MD after battling pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife, Mary, his daughters, Molly (Bjorn) and Ashley and his grandchildren, Matilda, Sabine and Bjorn Henrik. Also survived by his mother, Janet of Silver Spring, predeceased by his father, Charles Joseph. He is a graduate of Wheaton High School and subsequently attended Montgomery College and continued on to The George Washington University on full scholarship for baseball studying finance and history and participating in the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. While playing baseball for G.W. he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers unfortunately he was involved in a serious boating accident which ended his baseball career. He graduated from G.W. in 1969. He continued to study law at G.W. and American University law schools. After attending G.W. he worked for Weaver Brothers Inc. in the law department and then the insurance department. In 1989 when the company was being sold to Banc One Corp., he established and formed Weaver Bros. Insurance Associates, Inc. with the insurance portion of the business serving as Chairman and CEO. He served on the board of directors for the Torray Fund (TORYX) for the last 30 years. He served as the 41st President of Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md. creating The Columbia Foundation and the acquisition of the Merriweather Post Estate, Hayes Manor.  He contributed to many local charities including St. Martin Catholic Church, Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center, Montgomery College, Montgomery Hospice, and more. Known for his vast library of jokes, lifetime commitment to driving a Cadillac, and great love of the game of golf, he was known to often command the room at his favorite home away from home the Burning Tree Club for the last 21 years.  Also known as "Papa', Robert P., Bobby, RPM, and Moltzy, he will be joined in Heaven by a long list of friends who predeceased him. He will be missed by friends and family extending to Rehoboth Beach, DE where he enjoyed summers since early childhood.  A Celebration of Life ceremony to be scheduled at a later date.