Robert \u201cBob\u201d Kelly, 80, of Framingham, MA passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024 at his home with his loving wife, Noreen Begley, by his side.<\/p>\n
Bob was born in Worcester and grew up in Woburn where he attended local schools and graduated from Lowell Technological Institute (now UMass Lowell).\u00a0 He worked for several years as an engineer before finding his true calling in life as a teacher at Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he taught for 25 years.\u00a0 He left for a while to pursue a career in real estate sales and investing, but later returned to Wentworth for the last 10 years of his career because he found teaching so rewarding.<\/p>\n
Bob was an avid reader and Bob Dylan fan, \u201csocial\u201d golfer and in his younger days was a decorated competitive rifle shooter.\u00a0 In his retirement he enjoyed summer weekends on Cape Cod and winter vacations on Siesta Key, FL.\u00a0 He was a kind and generous person who always put others ahead of himself.\u00a0\u00a0 Bob lived his last 10 years with grace and courage while suffering from Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n
Besides his wife, Noreen, he will be greatly missed by his brother-in-law, Thomas Begley and his wife, Adrienne, of Loudonville, NY, his niece, Caitlin Begley of Loudonville, NY, and nephew, Conor Begley and his partner, Scott Hughes of Glenville, NY.<\/p>\n
Family and friends will honor and remember Bob\u2019s life by gathering for visiting hours in the McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln St. Framingham on Tuesday morning, September 24th<\/sup> from 9-10:30AM. His Funeral Mass will be celebrated in St. Bridget Church, 830 Worcester Rd, Framingham at 11 o\u2019clock. Burial will be private at a later date.<\/p>\n Considering Bob\u2019s love for books and education, in lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The\u00a0 Framingham Library Foundation, 49 Lexington St., Framingham, MA 01702 or the St. Bridget HAS (Help a Student Scholarship) fund at 15 Wheeler Ave. Framingham, MA 01702.<\/p>\n To share a memory with Bob’s family, kindly visit www.mccarthyfh.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Robert \u201cBob\u201d Kelly, 80, of Framingham, MA passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024 at his home with his loving wife, Noreen Begley, by his side. Bob was born in Worcester and grew up in Woburn where he attended local schools and graduated from Lowell Technological Institute (now UMass Lowell).\u00a0 He worked for several years […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":106790,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-obituaries"],"yoast_head":"\n