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... RAGONE SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY ROBERT A CHARPIE, former CEO of Cabot Corporation, died on October 13, 2011, at the age of 86, just 25 days after the loss of his beloved wife of 64 years, Elizabeth.
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... 36 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and graduated with an honors BS in 1948, an MS in 1949, and a DSc in theoretical physics in 1950. Upon graduation, Bob joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
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... In March 1968 he became president of Bell & Howell and in May 1969 he joined Cabot Corporation as president and CEO. During his tenure Cabot realized almost a tenfold increase in size, to become one of the 300 largest industrial corporations in the United States.
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... 38 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES Bob retired as chairman of the Cabot Corporation in 1988 and, pursuing his interests in innovation, joined the Ampersand Venture Management Company as its chairman. During this phase of his life, he devoted much of his free time to his favorite hobby -- great food and wine.

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