Robert Dye served as an editor at the Milwaukee Sentinel before joining the communications department of its parent company, where he was an integral part of the 1995 merger between the Sentinel and The Milwaukee Journal.
A Missouri native, Robert attended Baylor University and started his career in Kansas City, Mo. He was hired by the Sentinel while on a layover in the city during a trip to Canada for another job interview.
Robert went on to serve as an assignment editor, assistant city editor and news systems editor for the Sentinel. He later moved to the newspaper’s parent company, Journal Communications, where he served as vice president of corporate communications.
After his retirement, Robert remained involved through the Journal Foundation, serving on the board and as chair of its advisory committee. He led the committee for more than 20 years, helping guide its distribution of scholarship funds and grants to Wisconsin college students as well as journalism and communications research.
Robert died Monday, Sept. 3. 2021. He was 74.
