Robert Noyes Wilmot Sr.

Robert Noyes Wilmot Sr. (Bob) 88 years old of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving wife of forty-four years and family on August 13, 2025. Bob was born at his family home in Naugatuck, Connecticut, to Louis Howard Wilmot and Margaret Barwick Wilmot on May 26,1937. He graduated Naugatuck High School in 1955 and continued his education, aiming for a degree in Engineering. Later he switched to mechanics, earning a certification in Diesel Mechanics. Between all that, he tuned and restored pianos, made and sold jewelry, and also worked on the family farm, all while raising his seven kids with his first wife, June Bauer. When working on the family farm, his focus was more on fixing the farm equipment, but he learned many more skills. He worked many years as the off-site liaison and mechanic for a John Deere Heavy Equipment Dealership. Bob and his current wife, bought, remodeled, rented and sold many single family homes over the years. However, his last career was working with his sons in construction. Bob is survived by his spouse, Kathleen Esty Wilmot, his seven children; Karen Woods, Mary Lou Mendicino, Valerie Wilmot, Theresa Wilmot, Robert Wilmot Jr., Dennis Wilmot, Michael Wilmot and three step children; Martin Kincman Jr., Cindy Battiste, Michael Kincman along with many grandchildren and great grandchildren with more on the way; and his siblings; Cynthia Phipps, and David Wilmot and many nieces and nephews, He is predeceased by his parents and four siblings; Louis Wilmot, George Wilmot, Richard Wilmot and Margaret Louise Wilmot. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 2:00PM on Sunday, August 24th at Roberts of Ocala Funeral Home, West Chapel - 6241 SW State Road 200, Ocala, Florida, with the family receiving friends one hour prior to his service, from 1:00-2:00PM. Bob recently said that he cannot complain about today's traffic because he has contributed to the population growth by having more than sixty descendants! He was the kind of man who a lot of people wished was their father. Everyone that knew him respected him as a kind, caring, and loving person. He touched a lot of lives. He mentored a lot of young people sharing his many skills and knowledge. He was a good man and all that knew him will miss him.