J. Robinson “Rob” Lenoir ’84 of Locust Valley, N.Y., worked for Sandler O’Neill & Partners. At Duke, he was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He is survived by his wife, Susan Haack Lenoir ’84; his son Andrew, and daughter Courtney; his parents; a brother; and a sister.

A trust has been established for the Lenoir family: The Rob Lenoir Memorial Trust, c/o Prudential Securities, 800 South Gay Street - Suite 2605, Knoxville, TN 37929.

Susan’s parents, Allan Haack ’56 and Edith Haack, visited Susan for Parents’ Weekend just three weeks into her freshman year. Mrs. Haack recounts the story of the first time Susan’s parents “met” Rob:

She informed us that she had a new “scope,” and she wanted us to see him. So on a Sunday morning we had to go sit on a bench on the main quad so we could see Rob Lenoir walk by—having set our alarm at the motel to be there. She had good taste—she picked a good one.

Allan Haack talks about the importance Rob placed on his children’s education at the Greenvale School, and how he is being remembered by the school: This past weekend was the Greenvale School fall fair weekend. On Sunday, the school sponsored a Run for Rob. Five hundred people participated in it, and Rob’s brother came up from Chattanooga to run in the run. The headmaster of the school announced that the funds raised by the run would be used in two ways—the donation of a memorial bench with Rob’s name on it, and to fund a program for character-building for the whole school, because they felt that Rob had such strong character. He worked very hard for that school.

His sister-in-law, Allison Haack Glackin ’83, shared these thoughts: Rob was an enthusiastic and playful person. There was never a dull moment when Rob was around, and he always had that extra level of energy for playing with his children. Rob body-surfed and boogie-boarded at the beach. He would jump on a trampoline with his two kids, niece and nephew just to see how high he could get the kids to bounce, or he would have a highest splash cannonball contest in the pool. When you were a former Duke football player, you do have a competitive advantage in these endeavors! Rob always got a competitive game of Scrabble going after family dinners. Rob was a master of TV theme song trivia. I’ll always think of him singing the theme song from The Jeffersons at the top of lungs on a karaoke machine. He was simply fun to be with. Rob had four big loves in his life—his wife, Susan; his two children, Andrew and Courtney; and Duke. Duke provided Rob with a fabulous education, was where he made lifelong friendships and was where he met his wife, Susan. In looking back on family videos I was amazed at the amount of Duke paraphernalia that shows up—Duke sweatshirts on adults and kids, Duke ball caps, Duke cheerleader outfits on the little girls, Duke golf club covers, stuffed Blue Devils and more. These were just visible symbols of Duke loyalty in our family. One of the most meaningful gestures of Duke friendship came the evening before the memorial service for Rob. Former Duke ATOs from all over the country called Susan on a conference call to offer their support for her and their fond memories of Rob.