Robert Warren Hisey, internationally known chemical engineer for the pulp and paper industry, died on March 11, 2024 at his home in Sarasota, Florida. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and was 92 years old when he died.

Dr. Hisey was the valedictorian of the 1952 class at Middlebury College and earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Institute of Paper Chemistry in 1958. He had a long and distinguished career in the pulp and paper industry, including the design, construction, and operation of leading-edge paper making machinery and plants. In retirement, he was an avid and accomplished philatelist, regularly producing innovative and award-winning exhibits; he also wrote several philatelic books on South African stamps. Like his father and grandfather before him, he also pursued wood-working, building antique replica furniture as well as miniature doll-house furniture. He also constructed models of the solar system, including a reproduction of the Antikythera mechanism.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, his sons Peter of Chicago; Charles of Poultney, Vermont; Richard of Carlisle, Massachusetts; William of Samford, Florida; and daughter Stephanie of Sarasota, Florida. He is also survived by eight grandchildren and two great granddaughters. His son Robert, of Tampa Florida, passed away in 2021.

He was the son of Willis Oury Hisey and Margaret McDaniel of Portland, Oregon. A celebration of Bob’s life will be held on April 6, 2024. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that any donations be made to Tidewell Hospice or The Olena Zelenska Foundation – for Ukrainian children.