Bob Doolittle

HYANNIS, Mass. Bob Doolittle, 92, died September 26, 2006 in Hyannis. He was the husband of Aleda Parker Doolittle of Rochester, N.Y., who died in 1999. Bob was born in Sonyea, N.Y. He was the son of Dr. Glenn Doolittle and Edna Tuttle Doolittle. He graduated from Union College in 1937 and served in the Army in World War II in Iceland and Scotland. Following the war, he and Lee made their home in Albany, then Schenectady, where he was very active in fundraising for Union College. He spent over 20 years working for the New York State Civil Service Department, retiring in 1976. Survivors include his only son, David and his wife Elaine of Sandwich, Mass.; his granddaughter, Hillary Doolittle; and sisters-in-law, Lois Parker of Rochester, N.Y. and Marjorie Parker Wales of San Diego, Calif. Services will be held at St. Stephen's Episcopal in Schenectady at 2:00 on October 21. Donations may be made to Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street, Hyannis, MA 02601 and to Union College.