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BORN
1934
DIED
2020
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84 Broad Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Robert Watson Obituary
He attended Portsmouth High School where he met Ann Conant, the love of his life. He was a star athlete and captain of the football and baseball teams while Ann was head cheerleader. He graduated in 1952 and then drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He and Ann were inseparable for 66 years and have shown all that knew them what a true love story looks like. His first priority was taking care of his family and making sure they always had what they needed. He was a loving father and an adoring grandfather.
Bob was a good friend and loved by everyone. He was a Captain and member of the Portsmouth Fire Department for 36 years. He was a member of the Greenland Veterans, the Masons and Shriners International, the Portsmouth Yacht Club, and the Greenland Community Congregational Church.
He is survived by daughter Donna Lajoie and husband Glenn of York, Maine; daughter Jackie Watson and wife Joyann Reynolds of Amesbury, Mass.; four grandchildren: Bradley Lajoie and wife Elizabeth, Kellie Lajoie, Cody Robert Watson, and Hannah Watson; three great-grandchildren: Sophia, Fiona, and Theodore Lajoie; numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his wife Ann Watson, their daughter Debra Watson, brother Frederick Watson and sister Marion "Sid" Walker.
SERVICES: All services will be held privately and viewable online by invitation only. For online condolences, visit: www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction and care of the J. Verne Wood Funeral Home and Cremation Service – Buckminster Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals.
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Bobby Conant
November 3, 2021
Bobby (The Smoothman) Watson was one of a kind. He was my brother and a great husband and role model for his family. I have missed him so much this past year and he will live in my heart until the day the Lord calls me home.
Heidi & Scott Maddock
December 14, 2020
We’re so sorry Donna and family. Keeping you in our thoughts.
Tom Cots
November 11, 2020
Bob was such a nice guy, when ever I spoke to him it was such a pleasure, he was like a close friend that you don’t get to so all the time and it was like you had just seen each other. I will miss his conversations.
Bobby Conant
November 10, 2020
He was the best. A true brother from two different mothers. One of the best athletes to be born and bred in Portsmouth. He was a three sport star at Portsmouth High School excelling in Football, Basketball and Baseball. Because of his personality and love of people and his family, especially my sister Ann, I called him 'The Smoothman'. There will never be another Smoothman. He was in a class all by himself.
Bobby Conant
Jackie Watson
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Jackie Watson
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Jackie Watson
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Rev. Linda Lea Snyder
November 9, 2020
I am so very sorry to hear of Bob's death (just now.) He and Ann were such a wonderful presence in the church and I had the privilege of knowing them, and their joy in each other, while serving as interim pastor. What a gift their lives were! And now, they live on together.
Linda Muchemore
November 9, 2020
Bob was such a wonderful man. Always smiling, always a sense of humor. He was proud of his being on a pro ball team, but even more proud of capturing Ann's heart. He liked to say he got her early before anyone else could. They were an intragal part of Greenland Community Congregational Church and will forever be remembered.
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