Bob Christian/Facebook photo
Robert (Bob) Christian, a longtime publisher and editor of the community newspaper University City Review, passed away on Saturday after a prolonged illness, according to reports. Originally from New York City, Bob and his wife Claudia started the weekly newspaper in 1988. The couple also published the Philadelphia Free Press, which covered the news east of the Schuylkill River.
In the past two years, Bob was recovering from COVID-19 complications. A fundraiser to support him and his family was launched in January 2022.
A service for Bob Christian will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 1325 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood, PA. The burial will follow at 2 p.m. at The Woodlands Cemetery, 40th St. and Woodland Ave, Philadelphia. At Bob’s request, a New Orleans Jazz Band will perform at his funeral.
To read more about Bob and Claudia and their long-term service to the community, read this post from the UCD Blog.
December 22nd, 2022 at 8:14 pm
I worked closely with Bob for years. He was fanatically devoted to his quirky West Philly neighborhood in a time when few other people saw much in it and there was small reward for serving it. God bless his service.