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Robert McElreath, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Finance – April 30, 2023

Robert McElreath, Jr., 82, of Matthews, N.C, passed away on April 30, 2023.

He joined Clemson University as a professor in the Department of Finance from 1978 and retired in 2008, serving as department chair for many years. After graduating from Georgia Tech in 1962, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1962-1965 and was a Vietnam veteran. Following his Naval service, he obtained a Ph.D. in Finance from Georgia State University, then was a charter member of the faculty of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville before his time at Clemson.

There will be a celebration of life drop-in at his wife Susan’s apartment on Sunday, May 7 from 4-6 p.m. A committal ceremony will be at Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia, S.C., on May 10 at 11 a.m. Memorials in Bob’s memory may be made to Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church (saintmargarets.net/giving) 8515 Rea Road, Waxhaw, N.C. 28173.

A full obituary is available online.