MAP Mourns the Loss of Henry Martyn Robert, III
Henry Martyn Robert III, 98, passed away January 6, 2019 at his home in Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Robert was the son of Henry M. Robert, Jr., a Mathematics professor at the United States Naval Academy, and Sarah Corbin Robert, a teacher and President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was the grandson of Henry M. Robert, who was the author of Robert’s Rules of Order. As the senior member of the authorship team for Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, Mr. Robert oversaw the last six revisions. He is also a co-author of the shorter introductory book, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief. Henry was named an Honorary President of the National Association of Parliamentarians in 2015. One of the MAP units has been named in his honor. Mr. Robert has received scores of awards and accolades for his work as a Professional Parliamentarian and he served for many years as the Parliamentarian for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as well as the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Tax-deductible donations may be made in Mr. Robert's honor to the Henry M. Robert III Fund, established by the National Association of Parliamentarians to support general parliamentary educational programs and services.
Henry Martyn Robert III, 98, passed away January 6, 2019 at his home in Annapolis, Maryland. Mr. Robert was the son of Henry M. Robert, Jr., a Mathematics professor at the United States Naval Academy, and Sarah Corbin Robert, a teacher and President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He was the grandson of Henry M. Robert, who was the author of Robert’s Rules of Order. As the senior member of the authorship team for Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, Mr. Robert oversaw the last six revisions. He is also a co-author of the shorter introductory book, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief. Henry was named an Honorary President of the National Association of Parliamentarians in 2015. One of the MAP units has been named in his honor. Mr. Robert has received scores of awards and accolades for his work as a Professional Parliamentarian and he served for many years as the Parliamentarian for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as well as the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus.
Tax-deductible donations may be made in Mr. Robert's honor to the Henry M. Robert III Fund, established by the National Association of Parliamentarians to support general parliamentary educational programs and services.