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Robert Ward Obituary
He is survived by his mother, Pauline T. (Dulieu) Ward of Worcester; his father, Raymond L. Ward, Sr. of Sherborn; his partner, Rick Starses, Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, FL; five brothers, Raymond L. Jr. of Narragansett, RI, Jeffrey R. of Northboro, David A. of Barre, Kenneth J. of Citra, L, Mark P. of Millbury; four sisters, Carol A. Carlo of Worcester, Diane V. Ward of Sturbridge, Susan M. Looney of Shrewsbury, Pamela J. Phillips of Apex, NC; aunts, uncles, cousins and 19 nephews and nieces. He was born in Providence, RI and moved to Worcester at the age of 6.
Bob graduated from Doherty High School and David Hale Fanning School with a degree of LPN. He owned and operated Green Hill (Smith) Nursing Home. Before moving to Fort Lauderdale he was an instructor for the Red Cross C.N.A. program. Bob spent his life helping others and he was a strong advocate of Equal Rights. Bob loved Fort Lauderdale Beach, where he enjoyed his final days.
His memorial funeral Mass will be on Tuesday, October 30, at 1 p.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove Street, Worcester. Burial will be private.
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Dave and Rod Grieshaber
October 28, 2007
We met Bobby through his brother, David. We have many fond memories of visting Bobby and Rick in Ft. Lauderdale, especially our dinners out, with great conversation and many laughs. He will be greatly missed.
Mike Wilson
October 26, 2007
I have known Bob, who I met through my nephew Richard Starses, for many years. He was an incredibly strong and compassionate man. I will miss him dearly and my prayers are with you all at this great loss.
Patty Looney
October 23, 2007
To the entire Ward family,
I am deeply sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you.
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