ROBERT KING SLOANE

I am so sorry to here of Bob's passing. Ted and I just found out today. Who would think Bob and his sister would part a year from each other. Wonderful people, they will sure be missed.

Bob was first and foremost a caring, compassionate, charming person. To boot, he was a superb professional, and one who made an enormous positive contribution to the quality of life in Boston. I last worked with him in the 1970s, but I recall him vividly, with great affection and admiration, and I'm deeply saddened by his passing.

A version of the below was shared with the Brookline Town Meeting Member email listserv.
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I am sharing the sad news that former Precinct 1 Town Meeting Member Bob Sloane passed away on Wednesday, with his loving wife of 59 years, Regina Healy, at his side.

Bob was a remarkable person who leaves an enormous legacy in Brookline and across Greater Boston. In particular, Bob was active in the transportation world, as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Assistant...

Look at him. He was always smiling, except when he was saying something that was invariably cheerful or positive, and except when he was laughing at something you said. Even in the griefs the obituary defined he tried to
make others feel welcome and at ease. The only thing that could upset
him was bad city planning, because he loved cities and was devoted to helping cities work. I was not on the bus in Vienna with Bob but I heard about it, when Bob who had never been there...