Bob Satin died in Anchorage, Alaska on April 26, 2009 at age 77. 

Bob was among the first Assistant Peace Corps Directors in the Dominican Republic from 1962 to 1963 when he became the country's second Peace Corps Director until 1965. I was one of the Peace Corps Volunteers who served with him. He was easy to work for, always available for a chat about anything, full of life, and supportive to his staff and volunteers. 

Bob led the Peace Corps to heroic distinction during the short-lived Dominican Civil War of early 1965. Bob's Peace Corps crew were uniquely the only people allowed safe access across the raging battle lines into and out of the Dominican "Rebel" zone in Santo Domingo, providing emergency medical supplies and withdrawing Peace Corps Volunteers in the battle zone. Dominicans called us "Los Hijos de Kennedy" (The Son's of JFK) and Bob set an unparalleled highest standard of action documented in the NY Times reporter Tad Schulz "Dominican Diary". JFK would have been proud of what Bob and his staff accomplished. 

Bob and I have shared happy memories during recent Peace Corps reunions in Santo Domingo. Bob Satin was a great, interesting guy and will be missed by hundreds of his Peace Corps friends. 

For his obituary visit:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/adn/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=126716037