Robert "Bob" Colucci

Robert (Bob) Colucci died unexpectedly December 28th, 2025. Bob was born November 1st, 1941, to Raffeal Colucci and Helene (DiModugno) Colucci. Bob was born an identical twin, 3 minutes after his twin Ralph. The twins were known for their humor, intelligence, and kindness and for their incredible bond to one another. Ralph died in September of 2021.

Bob, a lifelong Connecticut resident, graduated from Conard High School in 1959 and from Wesleyan University in 1963 with a degree in Literature. Bob was an expert in the written word, a lover of words as art and a veracious reader. Bob wrote poetry his entire adult life, working on a master poem until his last day.

After graduating from Wesleyan, Bob traveled around Europe and upon returning home eventually began working at the Hartford Superior Court as a Family Relations Officer in 1967. Bob's intelligence, compassion, commitment to truth and justice and his ability to connect with people, proved to be invaluable to not only families going through divorce but to the whole divorce system in Connecticut as divorce mediation was just becoming an option for families. It was said Bob could settle the most complicated divorces in half the time it would take in the courts with litigation. Bob was called "a miracle worker" amongst court officials and lawyers. Many of the family members Bob guided through the process noted Bob's ability to listen to both sides and his passion for justice. Bob developed a formula for calculating alimony, and it is known as "the Colucci Rule" in Hartford County. Bob eventually became the Supervisor of the Family Relations Division at the Superior Court of Hartford. Bob retired in 1997, 2 months shy of 30 years of service. It is estimated that Bob helped settle 35,000+ divorce cases during his tenure. Bob continued with private mediation for several years after retirement.

Although prominent and successful in his career, his poetry was his true calling and love. Bob wrote his poetry, mostly out in the natural world, at his favorite places: Elizabeth Park, Charlestown Beach in Rhode Island, the country roads of the Berkshires and Western Connecticut and the Connecticut shoreline.

Bob is survived by his daughters Lisa Kula and husband Jonathon of Farmington CT, Alison DiPinto and husband Dennis, of Brookfield CT and niece Robin Colucci of Old Lyme CT. Bob is also survived by his 3 grandchildren, Ethan Kula, Zoe DiPinto and Gabriella DiPinto and his grandnephew, Dylan Hoffman and grandniece, Maya Hoffman. Bob is survived by numerous beloved cousins from both the Colucci lineage and the DiModugno lineage

Bob was predeceased by his twin brother Ralph and his lifelong best friends, Daniel Romanos and Don Cosham. May you now forever be together.

~"May God bless and keep you always. May Your wishes all come true. May you always do for other and let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung. May you stay Forever Young"~ Bob Dylan

To honor Bob's memory, donations can be made to St Jude's Hospital or Elizabeth Park Conservancy.

Memorial services for Bob will be set for a future date.