Robert A. Perry

83, of OceanView, Falmouth, Maine, formerly of Concord, Massachusetts, died after a long illness on March 28, 2008. Mr. Perry was a devoted family man, reader, as well as history and aviation buff. Mr. Perry was born in Danvers, Massachusetts in 1924, the son of J. Herbert Perry and Helen Bruce Perry. He graduated from Holten High School in 1942. Soon after that he began serving as a Navy Aircrewman in Torpedo Squadron 4. Mr. Perry graduated from the University of Maine in 1949 and during his junior year, from September 1947 through May 1948, attended The Special Course for American Students at the University of Stockholm, Sweden. During the Summer of 1948, he was employed at the Allied Military Permit Office in Stockholm, helping to process the travel of wartime refugees. About 30 years later, he visited his old haunts in Stockholm with his family members, and he never let go of his study and interest in the Swedish language. Mr. Perry married Anne Gorman, also of Danvers, Massachusetts in 1954. He was employed by Raytheon Company in Waltham, Sudbury, and Andover, Massachusetts for 34 years, retiring as a Subcontract Specialist in 1987. A small solar array, which he procured while working at Raytheon, is still located on the Moon, placed there by an Apollo 17 astronaut. While residing in Concord, Massachusetts he was an active member of The First Parish in Concord, serving on the Standing Committee for eight years. In retirement in Georgetown and Falmouth, Maine, he served as a Consumer Mediator for the Attorney General of Maine, where for several years he solved numerous problems for a host of very grateful people. He also was a member of the Georgetown Comprehensive Town Plan Committee. He much admired his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his wife Anne, and three children: a daughter Jane, of Oakland, California, a son Bruce, of Byfield, Massachusetts, and a son Jim of Medway, Massachusetts. Mr. Perry's six grandchildren are Patrick and William Devaney of Oakland, California, Samantha and Benjamin Perry of Medway, Massachusetts, as well as Rachel and Scott Perry of Byfield, Massachusetts. Donations may be made in Robert Perry's memory to The Learning Center for Deaf in Framingham, Massachusetts, and to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be offered to the family and a guest book signed at www.independentdeathcare.com. Independent Death Care of Maine, 471 Deering Ave., Portland is in charge of arrangements.