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ROBERT DUNCAN Obituary

DUNCAN, Robert A. Of Wakefield, June 27. Son of Barbara A. (Bennett) Duncan and the late Russell A. Duncan. Brother of Russell B. Duncan of Wakefield, Christopher N. Duncan and wife Nancy of Groveland, Roberta Duncan of Wakefield, and the late Gloria J. and Mark S. Duncan. Also survived by his two nieces, Paige Andersen and Rebecca Wilczynski. Funeral from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., WAKEFIELD, on Tuesday at 9:00 A.M. followed by a funeral mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 10:00 A.M. Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the Funeral Home on Monday from 4-8 P.M. Interment, Forest Glade Cemetery, Wakefield. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Mark S. Duncan Scholarship Fund, Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, PO Box 321, Wakefield, MA 01880 or to the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, MDSC, 20 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 261, Burlington, MA 01803: www.mdsc.org. For obit, directions, guestbook, please visit:

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Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 1 to Jul. 2, 2014.

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Amnda simino

July 25, 2014

I will always miss that big guy it breaks my heart to see him gone I remember him bringing my sister's and I to mass and we went to the movies that was huge and Our first under ground railroad train ride and we met his loving mom I miss him sooo much

July 2, 2014

I send my prayers and love to all of the Family with much love, be it near or far.
Our God loves and welcomes all of his children home one day ...
A loss for sure. Let us all comfort and lift each other up with tenderness and love.
My condolences to the Duncan Family.
Holly Berry
Boston, Ma

July 2, 2014

May he rest in peace and prayers to all family, Cindy Breslin Ward and Tom Ward Sr.

Leanne Bello

July 2, 2014

Will always remember Rob as a big guy with a big heart...my heart goes out to his family. Rest peacefully Rob...

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McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield

19 Yale Avenue, Wakefield, MA 01880

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McDonald Funeral Home - Wakefield

19 Yale Avenue, Wakefield, MA 01880

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