TAPS: Commander (Ret) Robert W. Higgins Passes Away at Age 89

Robert W. (Bob) Higgins, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Northport, New York on 4 January 2025. Bob graduated from Fordham University in 1959. He received a direct commission in the Navy Reserve, specializing in intelligence, and served over 40 years in that capacity until he retired as a commander in 1995. Bob took particular pride in having served on active duty during Operation Homecoming in 1979, during which he debriefed repatriated prisoners of war following the Vietnam war. Bob was a true patriot, with a great love for the Navy. He was a founding member of NIP’s New York Chapter. In his civilian career, he was an actuary in New York City, working for several years for Cigna and New York Life Insurance Company, and then moving on to The Equitable Life Insurance Company for over 30 years. Bob was predeceased by Joan, his beloved wife of 60 years, and will be greatly missed by his children, Laura, Brian and Jeanine, and his grandchildren Brian and Tyler.  

His full obituary is here: https://www.nolanfh.com/obituaries/Robert-W-Higgins?obId=34290140