OBITUARY ROBERT A. DENAPOLI

Robert Anthony deNapoli died on July 28, 2007 in the Greenwich Wood Health Care Center, Connecticut after four years of multiple illnesses culminating in pneumonia.  Bob was born in Brooklyn and graduated Erasmus Hall High School, pledged Tri-Kap and moved on to Harvard Medical School in his senior year.  Graduating in 1954 he began a residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City that was interrupted for two years by the U.S. Army.  During his residency he married Joan Ferreri and they had two children.

From 1960 to 2004 he was an attending physician and clinical professor of neurology at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons.  He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and numerous other organizations and societies. He was a member of Westchester Country Club and enjoyed golf and music. His colleagues described him as a skilled clinician, dedicated teacher and strong advocate for his patients.  He is survived by his wife Joan, children Joyce and Robert and two grandchildren.