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Robert Dunlop Obituary

FRAMINGHAM Robert E. Dunlop, 66, of Framingham, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at the MetroWest Medical Center-Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick. Born in Brighton, son of the late Peter and Mary (MacDonald) Dunlop, he had been a resident of Framingham for over 32 years. He served with the United States Air Force, and was a retired engineer from the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, where he had worked for over 25 years. He is survived by a son, Matthew Dunlop of Astoria, N.Y.; a daughter, Krista Henderson and her husband, Wayne, of Riverside, Calif.; three granddaughters, Brittaney Dunlop of Rusk, Texas, Claire Henderson and Adelaide Henderson of Riverside, Calif.; a brother, Peter Dunlop of Wareham; two sisters, Marilyn Hunter and her husband, Jack, of West Roxbury, and Jeannie Stevens and her husband, Jeff, of Hyannis, and many nieces, nephews and dear friends. A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Aug. 29, at 10 a.m., in St. George's Church, 74 School St., Framingham (Saxonville.) Committal will be private. Calling hours at the Eugene J. McCarthy and Sons Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln St., Framingham, will be on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

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Published by MetroWest Daily News on Aug. 27, 2008.

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Matthew Dunlop

September 6, 2008

I'm thinking of you and wishing you were here. Everyday brings a memory, every memory brings a smile or a tear. Every day is filled with gratitude and loss. We will meet again I know. Thank you Dad for everything. I love you and always will. Matthew.

Jennifer Hardy

August 29, 2008

Bob you will be missed!! Thank you for being such a great friend to my parents Mike and Kathy!!!

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