Bruce William Rohrbacher

Bruce William Rohrbacher passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10, at Heron Point Retirement Community following a short illness. Born on November 5, 1921, in Milwaukee, WI, to the late Charles J. and Ella Wolf Rohrbacher, he graduated from Washington High School in 1939 and went on to attend the University of Wisconsin and the Harvard Business School, receiving his degree in Industrial Administration and his Master of Business Administration. Following ROTC at Wisconsin, Mr. Rohrbacher entered the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant and was stationed at Camp Dietrich, where he continued as a civilian employee following his honorable discharge and completion of his schooling. Mr. Rohrbacher joined McKinsey & Company, international management consultants, in the early 1950’s. With a special focus on governmental agencies and international governments, Bruce’s practice included such national agencies as the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of the Interior and Agriculture, the National Aeronautics and Space Agency, international governments and the World Health and Food and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations. After his retirement from McKinsey & Company in 1972, Bruce directed the United States Senate Commission on Financial Oversight for the District of Columbia and ultimately, he completed his business career as a special consultant to the World Bank. Throughout his life, he enjoyed baseball, swimming, cross-country running, and boating. In 1947, Bruce Rohrbacher married M. Virginia Currens and over their 44 years of marriage, they resided in Frederick, Chevy Chase, Potomac, and Annapolis, Maryland. Following Virginia Rohrbacher’s death in 1991, Bruce moved to Chestertown, joining the Heron Point community in 1992. He is survived by his four children, Judith McAlpin, Ellen Stevenson, James Rohrbacher, and Anne Inge, their spouses, eleven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016, in Wesley Hall at Heron Point Retirement Community, Chestertown, MD at 11:30 AM. A celebration of life and inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery will be held in late spring of 2017. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hero Dogs, Inc,. P.O. Box 64, Brookeville, MD 20833-0064.

Bruce William Rohrbacher

November 5, 1921 - December 10, 2016