Robert Morville Gary

GARY, Robert Morville Of Bedford, MA & Whitefield, NH, formerly of Lexington, MA, died peacefully on Oct. 10, 2008 after a brief illness. Mr. Gary was born in Boston, MA on July 29, 1922, the son of Howland R. Gary and Isabel (Scott) Gary. He leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Anne (Favinger) Gary; 3 daughters, Susan (Gary) Argetsinger of Burdett, NY and her children, Bree, Beren, and Will Argetsinger; Lizabeth Gary of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and her son, Waylon Gary; Allison (Gary) Gabrielson and her husband Guy of Woodbury, CT and their 3 sons, Jess, Roy, and Dane Gabrielson; a sister Barbara (Gary) Ross of Needham, MA; a brother Thomas S. Gary and his wife Margery of Clearwater, FL; and five nieces. His sister, Janet (Gary) Preston and 3 nephews predeceased him. Mr. Gary was a graduate of Lafayette College and received his MBA from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania. His college was interrupted by 18 months service in the U.S. Army, European Theatre from 1943-1945. A resident of Lexington, MA for 40 years, Mr. Gary served as Corporator, Trustee, and then Chairman of Lexington Savings Bank, President of the Lexington Historical Society (1967-1970), Trustee of the Isaac Harris Cary Educational Fund, and was an active participant in town affairs. Mr. Gary enjoyed a long career in the investment counseling business and was a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. He was an avid hiker in the White Mountains with family and friends; Civil War History was a lifelong interest for him, and later in life he found great pleasure in flower gardening. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St. Framingham, MA 01701. Private interment Newton Cemetery. Douglass Funeral Home Lexington 781-862-1800 www.douglassfh.com