Robert Klein

Robert R. Klein, age 89, of Ewing, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a resident of Mercer County for over 50 years. He earned a bachelors degree from Penn State University, a masters degree from Columbia University and PhD studies at Rutgers University.

Robert had a long and storied career in politics and political science. He served in the US Foreign Service stationed in India, Haiti, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. He was supervisor of the NJ Civil Rights Division. He was the Chief Speech Writer and Policy Aide for the Governor of NJ, a position in which he also aided in the first governor’s executive order on equal opportunity and was the governor’s representative at the NJ Arts Council. Robert served on the white house staff for President Lyndon Johnson.

Robert went on to become assistant dean at the Rutgers Institute for management-labor relations and organized the first county work release program. He established the Trenton branch of Mercer County Community College. He was elected to the Mercer County Charter Study Commission.

In his later years Robert was Professor of Public Administration and Political Science at Rutgers University, a position he held for 25 years.

Robert is survived by his loving wife of 25 years Olive Klein, three daughters Erica, Samuelle and Rebecca, and a step-daughter Jessica Sullivan.

Funeral services are Sunday, March 8 at 12 noon at Orland’s Ewing Memorial Chapel, 1534 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, NJ. Burial will follow at Ewing Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are respectfully requested to a charity of the donor’s choice.