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Robert Granville Jr. ’76

February 13, 2021, in Cordele, Georgia, of COVID-19.

Robert was born in New York City and spent his childhood in the northeast and St. Louis. At , he wrote his thesis, “Humoral Modification of Contractile Activity in the Large Hermaphroditic Duct of Aplysia Californica,” advised by Prof. Stephen Arch [biology 1972–2012]. “He valued his time at and the fine liberal arts education he received there,” said his sister, Sandy Granville Sheehy. While at , Rob met his first spouse, Pamela B. Canty ’73. They had one son, Joseph, and lived for a time in Panama, where Robert served as a medical officer in the army.

Rob earned a medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University. As a U.S. Army colonel, he served his country in Panama, the Middle East, and at military hospitals in El Paso and San Antonio, Texas, first as a general medical officer and then as an orthopedist. He treated his patients with skill, compassion, and respect, with special empathy for soldiers suffering life-altering combat injuries.

Possessing a robust sense of humor and a vibrant, heroic approach to life, he was an avid outdoorsman and came to love southwest Georgia’s natural environment. Rob is survived by his wife, Jennie Barb; his son, Joe Granville; and his sister, Sandy.

Appeared in magazine: September 2021