Robert E. Lea Junior Memorial Scholarship

Robert E. Lea Jr. was an alumni of Amherst who passed away September 7, 2015 from mesothelioma which is a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Not only did his family and friends feel the loss of Robert, but the entire community felt the loss of him and it was best said by a community member, “Amherst lost one of the good guys.” Robert was survived by his 3 beautiful children: Nicholas, Jared, and Eden and his wife Shawn.