Robert George McLean

Old Lyme - Robert George McLean of Old Lyme, passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2011.

He was born on Nov. 16, 1923, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the son of Lewis and Margaret (Clarke) McLean.

Mr. McLean lived most of his life in Old Lyme and was a graduate of Old Lyme High School. He was an Army veteran of World War II, Pacific Theater and in the U.S. Army Reserves during the Korean War. He worked for Connecticut Light and Power for 33 years, retiring in 1985. After his retirement, he served for several years as the sexton to the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme.

He was a former member of the Old Lyme Chamber of Commerce, the American Field Service Old Lyme Chapter, and a member of the Free Masons Pythagoras Lodge 43. Mr. McLean was a former member of the Old Lyme Beach Club and a member of Black Hall Club. He enjoyed spending his winters in Naples, Fla.

He is survived by his sister, Jean McLean of Old Lyme; his daughters, Lizabeth Haas and her husband, William, of Chappaqua, N.Y., and Marcia McLean and her husband, Peter Lasusa, of New York, N.Y.; and his grandchildren, William, Katherine, and Matthew Haas and Timothy and Elizabeth Lasusa.

He was predeceased in July by his wife of 60 years, Beatrice Fox McLean.

Calling hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at Fulton-Theroux Funeral Home in Old Lyme. A private service will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob's memory may be made to Lymes Senior Center, 26 Towns Wood Road, Old Lyme CT 06371 and the Old Lyme Historical Society, PO Box 352, Old Lyme CT 06371.

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