Robert Richerson Milam Jr.

Robert Richerson Milam, Jr., “Bob”, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed peacefully, with family by his side, on October 10, 2022. He was born on May 3rd, 1928 in Jacksonville, Florida, served in the US Army during the Korean War, graduated from University of Florida before moving to New York City to get his MBA at Columbia University and starting his six-decade career as a stock broker and investment advisor. Bob relocated to Washington, DC where he met his beloved wife Sarah at a cocktail party in Georgetown. They were married in Ponte Vedra, Florida in 1970, and then joined the family circus with her four young children in Westmoreland Hills, Bethesda, Maryland. Bob has been focused on family, travel, meeting new people, and tracking the markets ever since. He loved to host regular family gatherings in locations across the country. Bob was an avid golfer and world explorer, starting with an adventurous trip to iron-curtain Russia in 1960, then Cuba and points beyond thereafter. He was in perpetual motion ever since at “Bob speed”, be it by boat, plane or his preferred method of travel, the automobile, where he could be seen traveling with windows cracked, radio on and a wry smile on his face, with the destination less important than the journey.

Bob is survived by his five children, Scott Wilson Milam of Arlington, VA, Cynthia Homet McGuinness of Fairfield, CT, Adrienne Homet Hand of Bethesda, MD, Brian Charles Homet of Herndon, VA and Jennifer Homet Catto of Niwot, CO; 11 grandchildren; his wife of 52 years, Sarah Chappell Milam and his sister, Patricia Milam Sams, of Jacksonville, FL.

SERVICE:

A memorial service will be held at 1pm on Tuesday, October 18th at Brookmont Community Church, 4000 Virginia Place, Bethesda, MD 20816. Reception will follow at the Old Irish Inn at Glen Echo.

DONATIONS:

In lieu of flowers, family and friends are welcome to support causes near and dear to Bob's heart, including

North Florida Land Trust - https://www.nflt.org/ - helping to preserve natural places in north Florida.

The Nature Conservancy - https://www.nature.org/en-us/ - honoring his actions which helped preserve land from overdevelopment.

Build - https://build.org/programs/ - BUILD supports underprivileged youth in building entrepreneurial skills

Next Gen Personal Finance - https://www.ngpf.org/ - NGPF supports universal personal finance curriculum in all schools by 2030.