Roger Williams Redfield

Marblehead- Roger Williams Redfield died on July 18th at the age of 91. A long time resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts, for the past five years, Roger lived at the Bertram House in Swampscott, MA.
Roger was born in 1934 to E. Benjamin and Phyllis Redfield. As a child, he enjoyed summers at Camp O-AT-KA in Maine and the Swampscott Beach Club, which he later served as president. In his youth, Roger was an avid sportsman who played football and basketball at Swampscott High School and then at Tufts University, where he was the president of his fraternity, Delta Tau Delta. At Tufts, Roger met the love of his life, Susan J. A. Gross, of South Hampton, England.
After serving in the U.S. Army for two years, Roger started working as a financial planner for Northwestern Mutual Life, where he enjoyed a long, happy and productive career, lasting some 50 years.
Over the course of a 54 year marriage, Roger and Susan raised three children in Marblehead, where they settled. Roger enjoyed fishing, boating, running, tennis, and golf. In fact, Roger was an early convert to running, and in the late 1960s would regularly get stopped by the Marblehead police who wanted to know why he was running. Roger appreciated watching the sun set with a martini in hand and would happily muse, "when the mountains are pink, it's time for a drink." He and Susan traveled extensively with friends and family. They often hosted parties and were a very social couple with a wonderful set of friends.
Roger is survived by his three children and their spouses, Jennifer and her husband Joe, Douglas and his wife Susan, and Sarah and her husband Greg. "Grandpop" will also be fondly remembered by his five grandchildren: Kate, Todd, Alden, Caroline, and Ellis.
A special thank you to the staff at Bertram House where Roger received loving care.
Arrangements: Funeral services are being held privately. For more information or online guestbook, please visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com or call 978-744-0497.
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