In Memoriam: Robert Lockwood

Tobacco publishing icon Robert Morris Lockwood passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024.

Lockwood was born on March 23, 1945, to George and Katherine Lockwood in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He graduated high school from Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts, where he was captain of the wrestling team and state champion for two years.

Lockwood went on to study history at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. After graduating, he started his lifelong career at the Lockwood Trade Journal Co. in New York City. From an enthusiastic salesman, he progressed to president of the company. In 1965, Lockwood married Virginia Mary Emmerson in New Rochelle. Robert and Virginia had two children, Robert and Renee.

Lockwood had a lifelong passion for sailing. He began teaching sailing as a teenager for Sutton Manor in New Rochelle.

Robert Lockwood was predeceased by Virginia, his parents, and his brother Fred. He is survived by his sisters, Katherine Hayslip and Barbara Lockwood; his brother George; his daughter, Renee Lockwood-Pansire, and her husband, John; and his son, Robert Lockwood, his wife, Paige, and their children, Blaire and John.