Robert A. Curley

CENTERVILLE — Attorney Robert A. Curley, of Centerville, and formerly of Milton, died June 11, 2010.

He was the beloved husband of Terese M. (O'Hara) for 62 years.

He was the devoted father of attorney Robert A. Curley Jr. of Hingham, Beth Curley of Nashville, Tenn., Dr. Fred J. Curley of Westboro, and Maryann O'Connell of Hingham.

He is survived by daughters-in-law Kathleen (Foley) Curley and Kathleen (Lynch) Curley; son-in-law Steven D. O'Connell; grandchildren Neil Holt and his wife Laura, Dr. Christine Skiadas and her husband Niko, Danny Holt, Elizabeth Summers and her husband Craig, Margaret, Patrick, Timothy and Michael Curley, and Matthew and Jenny O'Connell; great-grandchildren Liam Timothy Holt, Claire Elise Summers, and Zoe Katherine Skiadas; brother-in-law John C. O'Hara; sister-in-law Eleanor Lawler; and many nephews and nieces.

He was born in Milton on April 14, 1924, the son of John J. and Mary (McNamara) Curley, and was predeceased by brothers James J., John F., Al M., Charles E., and Arthur V.

He was class of 1942 at Boston Latin School, class of 1946 at Harvard and class of 1950 at Harvard Law School.

With his son, attorney Robert A. Jr., he founded the Boston litigation firm, Curley & Curley P.C. He was admitted to practice before the Massachusetts state and federal courts and the Supreme Court of the United States.

He was chairman of a Disciplinary Hearing Committee for eight years for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers and in retirement from active practice sat as a Master, Arbitrator and Conciliator in the Superior Court.

He served as a president of the Catholic Alumni Sodality of Boston, the Fontbonne Academy Father's Club, and was the first chairman of the Milton Housing Authority.

He was a member of the Hyannis Yacht Club and the Harvard Club of Cape Cod, and a former member of Wollaston Golf Club. He loved his family, working in the yard, and sports.

In World War II, he served as a combat infantryman in the anti-tank company of the 413th infantry regiment of the 104th infantry division in the campaign in Holland, the drive from the Siegfried Line east of Aachen to the Roer River, the drive to Cologne, the drive to Paderborn, and the encirclement of the Ruhr Valley and the drive to the Mulde River.

He was shot and wounded on his 21st birthday. Among his medals and decorations were the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, in Our Lady of Victory Church, 230 S. Main St., Centerville. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment is in St. Francis Xavier Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bob's name to the VNA Cape Cod Hospice, P.O. Box 370, Hyannis, MA 02601; or the charity of your choice;

www.lawlerfuneralhome.com.