Robert Walter Timmerman died in his home of natural causes on April 28, 2015. He was 97. His quiet strength, inventiveness, and humor contributed to his lifelong role as guide and teacher to his family and others. He blended artistry, creativity, and science with his lifelong interests of photography, woodworking, electronics and sound systems. He had a love of travel and music, which he shared with his family.

Robert was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas. He was devoted to his family: Husband of Cynthia Cannon Timmerman, who preceded him in death; father of Jane T. McCort (MI), John R. Timmerman and his wife Nancy (NC), and Elizabeth T. Farris (NJ); grandfather of Corey A. Farris and Samantha G. Farris; and uncle of Gail T. Ledbetter (CA). He was preceded in death by his parents, Amelia H. Timmerman and Walter F. Timmerman of Kansas City, Kansas and by his brother Harold Timmerman.

Robert and Cynthia were married in Charleston, WV in 1951 and lived there until 1970, when a work promotion took him and his family to central New Jersey. They lived in Belle Mead until moving to Stonebridge at Montgomery in 2000.

He earned a bachelor degree in chemical engineering with a minor in electrical engineering from University of Kansas and masters in chemical engineering from Oklahoma A&M College (Oklahoma State University). In 1941 he accepted a position with Westvaco Chemical Co., South Charleston, WV, which subsequently merged into Food Machinery Corp [FMC]. He worked for FMC for his entire career, which included developing, patenting, and implementing a process for production of carbon disulfide from natural gas (methane) and sulfur. The process was licensed in 6 European countries, where he regularly visited as a consultant. He also was consultant to the United Nations Health Organization in Copenhagen Denmark and in Krakow Poland regarding management of polluted and waste waters.

He was a devoted and giving member of All Saints Episcopal Church, Princeton. After retirement he was an active reader and technical supporter for Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Princeton.

A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 11:00AM at All Saints' Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 with a committal service to follow at Trinity-All Saints' Cemetery.