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Attended New Trier West and Locust Jr. High School
Robert Wieder, a former reporter for the Chicago City News Bureau and Wilmette resident, died in a Houston hospital after a long illness. He had worked for the City News Bureau for about two years and also had done free-lance writing. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Wieder; a grandmother, Mrs. Ida Niss; a sister, Linda; and a brother, Richard.
In lieu of flowers, memorials were made to leukemia research.
- Extracted From Chicago Tribune, 12-15-1979
[Though not fact-checked yet, we have been informed that there is a scholarship or something in his memory at the Northwestern Journalism Department].
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Eileen Mary Butler
I met Bob at U of I. We were both freshman, from Wilmette and lived in "Unit One". Bob was a wonderful friend to me. I miss him and think of the matzo brei that he made me and all the late night discussions about politics, music, photography, books...he was a gem and to this day, I still think of his red curly hair and friendly smile! Love you Bob, Eileen
Michael Sandberg
There is indeed a scholarship: the Robert H. Wieder Award at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, the school from which Bob earned a Master’s Degree in 1976. Every year one or more Medill graduate students are given scholarships based upon character and citizenship, coupled with journalistic promise and integrity – the qualities that distinguished Bob Wieder.
In recent years, in addition to those qualifications, the scholarships have been given to students who have financial need.
The scholarship fund was started shortly after Bob's death with many small contributions from Bob's friends from New Trier, from the University of Illinois, and from Medill, in cooperation with his family.