In Memoriam

Robert  Rasche 

 

  Robert (Bob ) Rasche died in his Chesterfield, MO home surrounded by his family on June 2, 2016.

 He suffered for 18 months with lung cancer.

Following Yale graduation he completed his Economics Ph.D. at the University of Michigan.  He was a research associate at MIT while working on the Federal-Reserve Board -MIT Monetary Research project.  He taught Economics at Michigan State University for 27 years. retiring in 1998.  

Immediately following that retirement he moved to St. Louis. MO where he served as Director of Research at St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank for 11 years.  He envisioned and nurtured St Louis Fed data services such as ALFRED and FRASER.  He was an avid carpenter and family genealogy organizer, and loved international and domestic travel.  He is survived by his wife Dottie of 52 years, a son and daughter , numerous family members, and friends.

            David Culver recalls:  “While I never met Bob during our four years at Yale, I had the good fortune to meet him about eight years ago while taking a class on banking and the Federal Reserve at Washington University’s Lifelong Learning institute.   The President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis was scheduled to speak to our class, but he was called away and sent Bob Rasche in his place.  Bob’s introduction to the class included his curriculum vitae, and that was the start of a wonderful but all too brief relationship.  Shortly after the class, I introduced Bob to several other Yale ’63 classmates including Luke Fouke and Fred Hanser.  Unfortunately Bob couldn’t attend our 50th reunion in 2013 due to a very busy international travel schedule.  Bob was a delightfully interesting, well informed, and gracious individual whose joie de vivre radiated in everything he said and did.  He will be missed!”

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