Robert Wakefield Spring (1896-1918)

Robert Wakefield Spring was born in Baltimore, Maryland on Mar. 15, 1896. He was the son of Robert Wakefield Spring Sr. and Minnie Pulman Hugg Spring. There was also a younger sister, Katherine N. Spring Masten.
After the death of Robert Sr., Minnie and the children moved to Pittsburgh around 1908. By 1910, they were living on Summerlea Street, with Minnie supporting the family by working as a nurse. Minnie married a physician, Joseph Malvern Douthett, in 1913, and the family moved again, this time to 5704 Darlington Rd.
After graduating from Peabody High School, Spring attended Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University). While a student, Robert Jr. was a member of the Carnegie Tech Glee Club and the BU Fraternity, and managed the Tech Tennis team. He was also a member of Calvary Episcopal Church.
During his senior year, Spring enlisted as a private with the Army’s 29th Engineer Regiment, and left for Fort Slocum, located in New Rochelle, New York, for training.
In March 1918, Spring became ill, and was admitted to the base hospital at Fort Devens in Massachusetts. He died there from pneumonia on Mar. 24, 1918.
Robert Wakefield Spring is buried at Homewood Cemetery.