Robert J. Embardo

EMBARDO, Robert J. Robert James Embardo, beloved husband of Peggy (Cataldi) Embardo, son of Helen Valashinas Embardo and the late Robert W. Embardo, died unexpectedly at his home in Wallingford on Monday, (July 4, 2005). Bob was born in Plantsville on January 15, 1948, and grew up in Waterbury. He attended Bucks Hill Elementary School and was graduated from Crosby High School. He received a bachelors degree in history from the University of Connecticut in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army from February, 1971 until February, 1973, during which time he was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. He worked for the United States Labor Department, the American Red Cross, and most recently the United States Postal Service in Hartford. A published scholar in American labor history, in 1990 he received a Master's Degree in American Studies from Trinity College in Hartford. He was a lifelong Red Sox fan, and celebrated their World Series victory last fall. In addition to his wife and his mother, he is survived by his son, Robert D. Embardo, the light of his life, at home; his sisters, Corinne Greenshields and her husband Ian, of Mansfield, Ellen Embardo and her husband Larry Goodheart, of Hampton; his brother, Richard Embardo of Encino, CA; his nieces, Marie Hodrinsky of Willimantic and Anna Goodheart of Hampton; his aunts Carole Hunt of Arlington, VA and Sister Therese Valashinas of Brockton, MA; his great niece and great nephew Abigail and Tyler Hodrinsky; as well as numerous cousins. His Family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday from 5-8 p.m. in The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 North Main Street Ext., Wallingford. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from The Wallingford Funeral Home, when the funeral cortege will proceed to Most Holy Trinity Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment will be private. Donations in Bob's memory may be made to the Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Connecticut, P.O. Box 370312, West Hartford, CT 06137-0312 in honor of his commitment to people with disabilities, or to any charity close to the donor's heart.