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Robert H. Horn, 88, of Evergreen Woods in North Branford and a longtime resident of Madison, passed away peacefully on Jan. 21 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford, after a relatively short illness, with his wife and children at his side. Born in Woodhaven, New York, he was the only child of the late George and Mildred Werger Horn.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sara (Sally) McCain Horn; their four children, Susan (Joseph) Blumenkrantz, Cynthia (Paul) Simek, Douglas Robert (Theresa) Horn, and Betsy (Sean) McGahey; and seven grandchildren, Sean and Michelle Blumenkrantz, Robert, Brittany, and Peter Horn, and Patrick and Shawn DeMartino.

Bob graduated with a BA from Union College in 1951 and with an MS from Stevens Institute of Technology in 1959. He also graduated from Naval OCS in 1953 and was assigned to NavComSta in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he served until 1956 when he retired as a lieutenant. After his military service, he returned to work at Alcoa. He also held positions at Johnson & Johnson and Ciba-Geigy, before becoming corporate director of industrial engineering at Chesebrough Ponds until his retirement in 1987.

In retirement he traveled overseas (with Sally) for the International Executive Service Corps as a volunteer helping small, growing companies in developing countries. For many years while spending winters in Fort Myers, Florida, he volunteered at Habitat for Humanity, building prefab walls for Habitat houses. In his final years he enjoyed golf and tennis in Madison and Fort Myers, and watching his beloved children and grandchildren grow and achieve happiness and success.

He will be dearly missed.