robert was married to june (née provenzano) from may 14, 1966, to september 20, 1975, after meeting at their alma mater, the university of rochester. the marriage produced three daughters, elizabeth (born 1967), kathrine "kate" (born 1969) and maeghen (born 1972). he was married to zivia forster from 1978 to 1980. he also had a son, robert iii (born 1965), from a previous relationship. from 2004 to the time of his death, his longtime partner was denise grayson.