Maj. Gen. Robert Rose dead at 77
Built bridges between military, Bay Ridge civilians
Maj. Gen. Robert Rose, the former commanding general New York Army National Guard and a Bay Ridge civic leader who belonged to many organizations, including the Fort Hamilton Citizens Action Committee and the Colonial Club, died April 5 at the age of 77.
The cause of death was leukemia, according to the website of the Currie Funeral Home in Reedville, Virginia, where Maj. Gen. Rose moved a few years ago.
Maj. Gen. Rose was the former owner of Rose Fuel Inc., a Brooklyn oil distribution business.