Mr. Robert Richard Montesano

Bob Montesano passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his two sons: Scott Montesano of New Hampshire and Noel Montesano and his wife Sandra of Massachusetts; by his two daughters Robin Montesano and Karen Mulcahy and her husband Timothy of Ohio. His former wife Celia Parziale resides in East Boston, MA. He leaves eight grandchildren: Dr. Kyle Dolan of Illinois, Tara Dolan of Missouri, Noel Mulcahy of Ohio, Kayla Mulcahy of Florida, Alexia Montesano of New Hampshire and Alec, Sophia and Lucas Montesano of Massachusetts. He also leaves three great-grandchildren: George and Alexander Constantinou of Florida and Benjamin Dolan of Illinois. He was born June 22,1936 in East Boston the son of the late Gregory W. Montesano and Josephine (Giannoccaro) (Montesano) Ryder. He is predeceased by his older brother Gregory Montesano and his wife Phyllis (Bevilacqua), and his stepfather Ernest C. Ryder. An older Sister, Joan Montesano died in infancy, the twin of his brother. He earned degrees in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University. His career included work on the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, the Gemini Earth Orbit Spacecraft, and the Mars Rover Vehicle. He was a quality Assurance Engineer and a Project Records Manager on nuclear power plant design and construction. As a nuclear records-management consultant, he wrote testimony to be submitted at court for a Washington DC law firm. At his retirement from Westinghouse Savanah River Co., Aiken, Sc, in 2001, he had designed his department's computer database programs which automated complex, paper driven, and labor-intensive management systems. He also designed and maintained the department's website. After retirement, he was a volunteer instructor at the University of South Carolina in Aiken, teaching senior citizens to use computer programs. For the last 10 years of his residency in South Carolina, he was president of his homeowners association. In 2014 he moved back up North, at times living near each of his children, where he spent the remainder of his days