Robert Mullin

1930 - 2021

Robert E. Mullin

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Robert E. Mullin of Manhattan, died at the age of 91 in New York City on June 1, 2021. Bob was born in April 1930, the youngest of three sons to William P. Mullin and Eileen (Retchford) Mullin. He was raised on St. Ann's Hill, Merrifield Street and attended St. Ann's Catholic Church and Sacred Heart Academy from which he graduated in 1948.

Bob graduated from Worcester State College in 1953 and earned a master's degree from there in 1956. He commenced his teaching career in Worcester at Downing Street School. Thereafter he accepted a position teaching the children of American servicemen and women in Japan, Germany, England, Morocco and Denmark. He made friends wherever he traveled and taught.

In 1965 he earned a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) from Teachers College at Columbia University. Bob then joined the faculty at Queens College as a Professor of Education specializing in Social Studies where he remained until his retirement in 1995. He influenced thousands of prospective teachers who relied on his teaching experience and expertise in preparing their own roles to be educators.

He leaves two nieces, Theresa Mullin and Gail Grenier and several grand-nephews and a grand-niece, and many lifelong friends in the Worcester area. He was predeceased by his two brothers, William J. Mullin and Rev. (Walter) Raymond Francis Mullin, OP.

Bob has funded several scholarships for Worcester State students including the Professor Grace Kendrick Musical Celebrations Fund to support the music program. He endowed the Eileen and William Mullin Memorial Scholarship to honor his parents and the Francis J. Mullin Memorial Scholarship to honor his uncle. He has also been a generous benefactor to the St. Dominic Legacy Society in honor of his brother Dominican Father Mullin (Order of Preachers).

He was proud of his Worcester roots and his family and his education. He was quoted several years ago "Our whole family story is a story of immigrants, a story of people who worked hard, who made it and who loved Worcester. I've had a wonderful life and I'm eternally grateful to Worcester State."

In lieu of flowers, Bob Mullin requested that gifts in his memory be made to his Alma Mater, Worcester State University. Checks should be made payable to Worcester State Foundation, Inc. and sent to University Advancement at Worcester State University – 486 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA 01602.

The funeral Mass of Resurrection is Monday, June 7, at 11 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church, 555 Pleasant St., Worcester. There will be a wake in the church from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. prior to the Mass. The rite of Christian burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery, 260 Cambridge St., Worcester.