Robert E. Bouvier

Robert F. (Bob) Bouvier, son of Antonio and Mary O. (Robert) Bouvier passed away at home on January 5, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Bob was born in Woonsocket, RI on February 2, 1931 and soon thereafter the family moved to Hartford, CT. Son of a barber, Bob attended St. Anne's School, St. Thomas Seminary and graduated from Hartford Public High School. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict aboard the USS Kent. He was active in the Hartford Democratic Party serving as Co-Chairman of the 9th Ward. Bob was also a long-time member of the Fran-Am Club as well as a communicant of St. Brigid Church where he was a Minister of the Eucharist, Lector and served on both the Parish Council and Home & School Association. Most recently Bob was a communicant of St. Peter Claver Church in West Hartford. In 1959, as a door to door salesman, Bob established an insurance agency which is now known as Bouvier Insurance and remained President until his retirement in 2005. As an avid golfer, Bob enjoyed many years with his great friends at Rockledge Golf Club, where he achieved a coveted hole-in-one on the 13th hole. For over 25 years he looked forward to his monthly card games with some of his dearest friends. He was an ardent clock enthusiast, collecting and repairing early American timepieces over the years. Bob also relished time with his family, especially many fishing and camping trips throughout New England. He also enjoyed playing the piano and ukulele, singing along with all of his grandchildren. He was blessed with an incredible wit and sense of humor that he shared with everyone until his last days. Bob was pre-deceased by his brother Norman Bouvier, his sisters Sr. Claire Bouvier and Blanche Hare and his granddaughter Havilah Sabella. He is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years, Colette (Roy) Bouvier and their six children, Valerie (Bouvier) Sabella and her husband Ken of Plymouth, MA and their children Jeremy (Sarah), Hayley, Gabriel and Christian; Denise (Bouvier) Desmarais and her husband Tom of West Hartford and their children Nicholas (Jennifer), Gregory and Emily; Rob Bouvier and his wife Dorothy of West Hartford and their children Brendan, Shannon and Kellen; Gregory Bouvier of Farmington and his children Danielle and Michael; Nicole (Bouvier) Pilon and her husband David of Farmington and their children Bethany and Adam and Richard Bouvier and his wife Nicole of West Hartford and their children Jackson, Mitchell and Perry. Bob is also survived by his sister Lucille Kelly-Wilson of Fort Pierce FL as well as many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to all his care givers including Dr. Matthew Colliton, Dr. Adam Boruchov, Dr. Srimathi Manickaratnam (Dr. Sri) and Dr. Steven Lane. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday January 8, 2016 at 10am directly at the Church of St. Peter Claver, 47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. There will be no calling hours. Donations may be made to St. Peter Claver, St. Brigid School, 100 Mayflower St., West Hartford, CT 06110 or The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8516. Fisette-Batzner Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave., Newington is serving the family.