Robert M Wynne Sr.

Robert M. Wynne, Sr. was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on February 10, 1938. Bob (preferred) passed away at his residency at the Island Lake skilled nursing facility in Longwood, Fl., on November 7, 2025. Bob was previously a resident, at the Gardens of Eastbrooke (Casselberry, Fl) for memory care. He was 87. Bob was born to parents Vincent and Josephine Wynne, deceased. He was an only child. On November 20, 1965, he married the love of his life Mary Ellen (Waters) Wynne. Bob and Mary Ellen had 2 children, Robert Maurice Jr. and John Vincent. Robert Jr. has a daughter Victoria and John has a son Ryan and a daughter Sierra. Bob loved spending time with the grandchildren. Many cousins lived in NY in Saugerties, NY. Growing up Bob went to Poughkeepsie High School, followed with college at Norwich University in VT. This was a military college and Bob spent time after, as he recalls, guarding the gold at Fort Knox, after college in his military time. He taught school in Marlboro NY and Poughkeepsie NY before moving on to a long career at Arlington High School teaching Driver's Education. Both of his sons participated in after-school Driver's Education at Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie where he taught. He enjoyed teaching driver's ed and he was always busy. He loved driving and drove a Rheingold Beer truck on Saturdays that my grandfather ran at National Beer in Poughkeepsie. Bob and Mary Ellen moved to Florida a few years after retiring and were near son Robert Jr. and his daughter Victoria. Bob's hobbies included fishing, bowling, horse racing, NY sports teams, being outdoors, and bird feeding. He was very good at playing the organ and at one point tried to learn guitar. Playing pool was his minor in college, he used to say. Many of his coworkers would go fishing in the ocean with Bob. He loved his boating. Bob stayed in contact with some of his classmates and coworkers for a long time. Bob, with Mary Ellen were devoted Catholics, attending mass both in NY and FL. When it became difficult to get to mass, they would watch mass on TV every Sunday morning. Even at the skilled nursing facility, they took communion. Thank you to all the prayers throughout the past year, and he will be missed by all. We love you Dad.
Services are being held privately.