ROBERT P. HAVLICEK Sr.

HAVLICEK, Robert P., Sr. Of Marshfield, passed away on June 14, 2018 at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center at the age of 88. Bob was born in Union City, New Jersey to the late Paul F. Havlicek, Sr. and Elizabeth Wertalik Havlicek and was predeceased by a brother, Paul F. Havlicek, Jr. Bob was the beloved husband of the late Mary V. Daly Havlicek and companion of 19 years to the late Cynthia S. Smith of Marshfield. He is survived by his children Mary Havlicek Cornacchia and her husband Michael of Westborough, Robert Paul Havlicek Jr. and his wife Wanda of Lompoc, CA, and Elizabeth Ann Havlicek of Huntington, NY; grandchildren Gina Havlicek Denio and her husband Tyler of Fairbanks, AK, Heidi Rose Havlicek of Lompoc, CA, John Jason Hosac of Pittsburgh, PA, and Alexandra Elise Cornacchia of Chicago, IL; great grandchildren Keely and Boden Denio of Fairbanks, AK; niece Denise Havlicek Houston of Bedford, TX and nephew Paul Havlicek and his wife Amanda Havlicek of Franklin TN. Robert was a 1947 National Honor Society graduate of Emerson High School in Union City, NJ. He attended New York University and studied accounting prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corp, now known as the U.S. Air Force, in 1948. Bob served in Korea, Libya, and Japan as an in-flight radio operator and then became an instructor and worked in communications. He served 20 years in the Air Force and rose to the rank of Chief Senior Master Sargent. After retirement from the service, he worked for several firms including RCA, Litton Industries, and the Kingston Corporation to name a few, where he wrote technical manuals for computer operations. He also ran a small business called ECR Graphics that provided personalized stamps for cash registers. Robert was a member of the San Antonio Commandery No. 7 Knights Templar for over 50 years. He was a Freemason active in the Marshfield and Duxbury Lodges and was also active in the Order of the Eastern Star in Marshfield. Family was Bob's priority and he raised his three children instilling high values and the importance of hard work. He thoroughly enjoyed his grandchildren and was blessed with 2 great grandchildren. When he became unable to travel, the family came to him annually for large reunions. He enjoyed playing cribbage and pinochle, line dancing, dining out, and making latch hook rugs. Bob traveled the world both in the Air Force and after in retirement from corporate work. A full Military Honor service will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Bob's memory to the Shriner's Hospital for Children, something near and dear to his heart, by visiting the website shrinershospitalsforchildren.org. For online guestbook and updated service information, please visit the website macdonaldfuneralhome.com MacDonald Funeral Home Marshfield macdonaldfuneralhome.com

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