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Robert Arnot Obituary

Of Wellesley Hills March 2. Beloved husband of Mary L. (Burns) Arnot of 55 years. Devoted father of Robert Arnot M.D. of New York City, Bonnie Wright of Cape Elizabeth ME, Douglas Arnot of Salt Lake City UT, Jeanne Noonan of Sudbury, Paul Arnot of Waterbury VT, Nancy Taussig of Larchmont NY. Also survived by 18 grandchildren. Funeral from the Goerge F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 477 Washington St, (Rte 16) WELLESLEY Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Paul's Church Wellesley at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Monday 4-8. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellesley. Donations may be made to Save The Children, Attn: Nancy Taussig, 54 Wilton Rd, Westport CT 06880. Graduate Univ. of Minnesota, Class of 1937, BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard Medical School, Class of 1940 M.D. Intern, Resident & Research Fellow 1941-1951. Completed research phase of his career as Asst. Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale Medical School. He was a pioneer in the field Psychopharmacology and E.C.T. In 1951 he entered into private practice in Boston. Over the next 45 years he treated more than 8,000 patients before his retirement in 1996. Member of the Harvard Club and The Wellesley Country Club. George F. Doherty & Sons Wellesley 781-235-4100

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Published by Boston Globe from Mar. 3 to Mar. 4, 2002.

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Matthew Flynn

March 6, 2002

Dear Mary, It was a privilege to have been part of that beautiful tribute to Robert. He lives on through his wonderful children and grandchildren.May God bless you all. Fr. Laurence and I hope to see you soon and take you out for lunch. Love Fr.Matthew

thomas GIBLINMD

March 5, 2002

My deepest sympathy to you,Mary andthe entire family.Bob was truly a fine Catholic gentleman and I enjoyed my relationship with him for years with the StLukes Guild.May he restin piece Tom Giblin

Wheatsy Adler

March 4, 2002

Dear Nancy, I am so sad not to be there to say good-bye to your father. I did have a few private minutes with him at my fathers wake

which I will treasure. My heart jumped when I saw your parents walk in because I know the great effort they made to make it that night. As I walked him out to the car he fussed a little that his children did not want him to have surgery. He was his sweet, lovable self. I will be thinking of you and your family tonight and tomorrow and the weeks to come. I am there with you in spirit. Love, Wheatsy

Bill Sullivan

March 4, 2002

Your father first helped me when I was 18 yrs. old and a senior at Catholic Memorial HS. Fortunately, I went the next 25 years without any need for psychiatric help. At 53, while in the Philippines, I had another bout with depression. Open arriving home, I called on your father in Wellesley and was immediately put on the road to recovery. When I think of the ways that God's grace has been made manifest in my life, I think of your father. May the sadness of his passing become joy in the sure knowledge that there 'is indeed a place for him'.

sincerely, Bill Sullivan

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