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Robert Crook Obituary

71, Retired Merrill Lynch Executive of Windham, NH, a retired Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Investments Advisors, and Chairman and President of the Merrill Lynch Funds for Institutions in Boston, died Saturday, August 18, 2007. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1978, he had been a First Vice President of White, Weld & Co., Inc. A pioneer in the institutional money market fund industry, he was elected to "Who's Who in America " in 1979. He was born in Hartford, CT, raised in Needham, MA, graduated from Milton Academy in 1955, graduated from Harvard College in 1959 and served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1960-1964. He leaves his wife Leslie (Rischer); a son, Robert W. Crook Jr., of Rutland, VT; a daughter, Laura S. Waxdal, of Gloucester, MA; a step-son, Joshua R. Fitzgerald, of Windham, NH; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 29th at 10:00AM in the Apthorp Chapel, on the campus of Milton Academy, in Milton, MA, In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Bob's memory to the Morris Animal Foundation, 45 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, CO., 80112-5480. Burial will be private.

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 26 to Aug. 27, 2007.

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Tracy

November 18, 2007

Dear Bob,
You made an important impact on my life. You changed my whole outlook, inspired me to see the world around me and to reach for what seems unreachable. I will always be thankful for having known you. God bless you.

WE LOVE YOU BOB LOVE JESS,DAVE,LISA,DOUG JASON & FISH JONATHAN ALICIA,JASONJR,SABRINA,AND ZAC WE WILL MISS YOU

DAVID JESSIE HAIGLER

September 10, 2007

DEAR BOB & LESLIE,
YOU HAVE TOUCHED OUR LIFE"s AND MY FAMILYS.WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR 20 YRS OF FRIENDSHIP.LOVE JESSIE,DAVE AND FAMILY

Michelle Trulson

August 30, 2007

My dear friend Bob,

I wish I had the chance to express to you how much you meant to me. I will forever remember how you touched my heart and changed my life. Thank you for our chats and our laughs. I loved you and you will always be in my heart.

"Big Hugs"
Sweetpea

Pat (Turney) Lockhart

August 29, 2007

I am writing as a longtime friend from our childhood to express my sympathy to your family. Bob and his family hold a special place in my heart from my teenage years to the present. We had a lot of fun on summer nights playing cards and other games, after Bob and Terry washed the supper dishes.

Ed Crook

August 28, 2007

Dear Bob: With all of your tremendous energy, devastating humor, thoughtfulness, kindness, generosity - yet teenage playfulness - it is impossible to imagine that you are gone. You have filled our lives with so much happiness and joy; you have left everybody with a smile on their face and a tear in their eye! Missing you terribly, Ed and Karen

Shannon Laurent

August 28, 2007

You were like a father to me and I will never forget you! You have helped me in so many ways; you will never know how much you meant to me. I wish I could have said good bye. I will miss you and your memory will stay with me always.
Love Always,
Shannon
XOXOXOXO

Lisa Crook

August 26, 2007

Uncle Bobby, you were always there when someone needed you either with notice or a total unexpected but well needed surprise. You were a very special person to so many people that you probably never knew. You will be missed so much more than you'll know and were loved deeply. My thoughts go out to your kids and Leslie. We love you and will miss you. Stu, Lisa & kids

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