Robert Gerard "Bob" Flater

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Robert Flater Obituary

FLATER Robert "Bob" Gerard Flater, age 47, suddenly and unexpectedly on January 6, 2005, in Scottsdale, AZ, a native of Boston, Massachusetts. Beloved son of Albert G. and Doris M. (Atkinson) Flater and beloved brother of Deborah M. Flater, all of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (all formerly of West Peabody, Massachusetts). Other family members include his uncle, the Reverend Gerald Flater, OMI of Tewksbury, MA; an uncle and aunt, Harold and Jean Flater of Braintree, MA; several cousins; and many dear and caring friends. Bob achieved the rank of Eagle Scout as a member of BSA. He graduated from Malden Catholic High School ('75); College of the Holy Cross ('79); Bentley Graduate School of Accounting ('81); and the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration ('83).As a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Bob served as a Co-Chair of the Class of 1979 from 1979-1983. He joined the President's Council in 1980 and became a member of the Benefactor's Circle in 1996 at t he time of his 15th Reunion of the Class of 1979. From 1993-1994, Bob served as member of the Campaign for Holy Cross Boston Regional Committee. Bob was active in many Boston charities including Make-A-Wish Foundation. For the past 20 years Bob worked as an entrepreneur, executive, and consultant in numerous national and international business enterprises. In 1996, Bob was a professor of management at Columbia University, where he taught an MBA Course called Management of Financial Institutions. Bob had traveled to over 74 countries around the world, and most major cities in the United States. In lieu of flowers, kindly make a donation to the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, in memory of Robert G. Flater. A memorial service to be held in Boston and will be announced at a later date. Graveside interment services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 14th in the Ponte Vedra Valley Cemetery with the Reverend Christopher Liguori of Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathol ic Church, officiating. Services under the direction and care of Quinn-Shalz, A Family Funeral Home and Cremation Centre. Please Sign the Guestbook @ Jacksonville.com

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Published by Florida Times-Union from Jan. 10 to Jan. 13, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for Robert Flater

11 Entries

Cathy Judge

January 24, 2005

Bob was one of our favorite clients here in North Scottsdale. He was such a bright and articulate man with a huge heart and a great sense of humor. We all feel blessed for having known Bob if even only for a short time. May God Bless the Flater family. Know that you will be in our thoughts and prayers here in Arizona. Bob was a truly bright light in our lives; he will be missed so very much. We thank God for giving such a gift to the world. He made it a better place. He gave you hope in humanity!

John Osten

January 19, 2005

Debbie and Mr. & Mrs. Flater, I’m terribly sorry for your loss. From Newport to New York, from Nassau to Budapest and Buenos Aires, Bob and I, together with many other friends had lots of laughs and spent hours talking over the years and I will miss him terribly. There are so many stories I think of when Bob pops into my head, most of which are very funny, but one in particular comes to mind when considering Bob’s friendship. Several years ago when my father died our family had his funeral mass in Peoria, Ill. Understandably, many of our friends from the East Coast couldn’t make it and we had no expectation they would. At that time I hadn’t seen Bob for a least a year because he was living on the West Coast and had no contact with him for a couple of months prior to our fathers death. As we stood outside the church waiting for the mass to begin, up walks Bob who had flown in from California to be with my brother Joe and me on this difficult day.

I’ll never forget him for that and all his generosity over the years of our friendship. All the other stories (with some level of censorship) of Bob will have to be told over drinks at the memorial service.

Debbie Flater

January 19, 2005

MEMORIAL SERVICE and RECEPTION

Robert “Bob” Gerard Flater

December 5, 1957 – January 6, 2005

The honor of your presence is requested

at

The Memorial Service & Reception for Bob Flater

Memorial Service

Monday, January 31, 2005

5:00 p.m.

at

Church of the Immaculate Conception

The Jesuit Urban Center

775 Harrison Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02118 - 2311

(617) 536 - 8440

A reception will immediately follow the Memorial Service

at

Bakey’s

45 Broad Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02109 - 4829

(617) 426 - 1710

R.S.V.P by Wednesday, January 26, 2005 to:

Debbie Flater – [email protected]

Brian Leary (Holy Cross ’77) - [email protected]

Brother Robert Green

January 18, 2005

Bob was a student in my German I and II classes when I was a beginning teacher. Besides being a strong student, he was always a pleasure to know, both in and out of class. I am now back at Malden Catholic, after twenty years in other schools, serving as Headmaster since 1999. I pray for Bob, his family and his friends.

Carol Ranus

January 16, 2005

My heartfelt sympathy and prayers are with the Flater family. Although I did not know Bob, from the few things I knew about him I, I know that we have lost a brilliant, meticulous and exceptional person.

Debbie Flater

January 15, 2005

As you can imagine, for Bob to precede my parents in death has been more painful than words could ever express. For me, I have lost my "little" brother, my only sibling. Needless to say, we loved him more than he ever knew. My parents and I have heard from so many of Bob's friends, colleagues, and former classmates since his sudden and untimely death. Their stories of Bob and his work and accomplishments have made us proud, made us cry, and made us laugh. Their stories of him as a friend, of his kindness and generosity have comforted us and made us smile through the tears. I would love to hear from anyone who knew my brother, who has stories about him, pictures of him. There will be a memorial service at the end of January in Boston, where so many of his friends and colleagues lived and worked. Please email me at [email protected] and I will put you in touch with Brian Leary (HC '77) who is organizing the memorial. Please keep my parents and me in your prayers during this difficult time. And, thank you for your friendship to my "little" brother, Bob.

Bob Flater

January 14, 2005

David Harris

January 13, 2005

Bob, friends and the family, This is such shocking news. I had an email from Bob on the 5th saying he had pneumonia and was taking medicine after going to the Doctor's. And that he would call me on the 6th. He didn't and I supposed he didn't feel well and didn't try to reach him until this week. I was lucky enough to see Bob last October in Scottsdale after several years of no contact. He called me last August and so when I came to town we spent a weekend together and as usual he was great fun to be with. I remember Bob very fondly. I had the pleasure of not only being his friend, but of working with him on several occasions over the years. He was brilliant. More importantly, He was one of the most generous people I have ever known. I will miss him terribly.

I trust he is in a better place. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and many many friends.

Peter Kirby

January 13, 2005

There are so many memories of Bob that I have, but one of the best is when we were in Nassau together and findnig out that there were Holy Cross spring breakers at the same bar, Bob's reaction was we need to meet them, so we did. And of course a few months later we are at HC and all of a sudden a student in the bookstore yells to her friends, hey it's the guys from the Bahamas and so a lot of students came running over to say hi and of course they were glad to see us.

Bob:

I will miss you. As friends, we had a lot of laughs and great times and a few beers.

Kirby

nina williams

January 13, 2005

Dear Deb and family. You have been on my mind this last week . I tried calling you at a number I had for you as a work number got no answer or audix. I hope your family will be at peace with your brother's passing. You truely tried to make all happy.

Regina Lynch

January 13, 2005

Our deepest sympathy to Bob’s family and friends. You are a “larger than life” friend in our hearts always!

Stephen & Regina Lynch

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