Longtime K-State supporter Bob Tointon died last Friday at the age of 92. Bob and his wife Betty, who passed away in 2020, both graduated from Kansas State University in 1955 and gave much of their time, expertise and financial support to the university, K-State Athletics, the K-State Alumni Association and the KSU Foundation.
Bob, a graduate of Almena High School in Almena, Kansas, received his degree in civil engineering. Hailing from nearly opposite ends of the state, Bob and Betty met at K-State and served together in the Mortar Board and Blue Key honoraries and as senior class officers. The Tointons built a life together in Greeley, Colorado, but K-State remained an important part of their philanthropy and community service.
“Bob, and the entire Tointon family, cared deeply for Kansas State University and K-State Athletics,” athletics director Gene Taylor said in a statement. “All of our student-athletes, baseball in particular, have benefited greatly from their generous support. He will be missed, and the Tointon family will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers.”
