Robert Alfred Delemarre

02/20/1937 - 11/30/2025

February 20, 1937 - November 30, 2025

Bob was born and raised in Meriden, Connecticut. He earned a business degree at UConn and after a serving in the U.S. Army, he obtained a MA from George Washington University. He met his wife, Helen, in Washington, DC and they settled in Maryland to raise their family. Bob spent his career in International Development with a specialty in agribusiness. Through his work he traveled the world. He never met a stranger and delighted in meeting new people. He enjoyed the simple pleasures of life: a good cup of coffee, a sweet treat and good conversations. He was an avid reader of nonfiction, a master of crossword puzzles, and an excellent gardener. Bob also enjoyed volunteering. When his daughters were young, he served on the PTA and would drive the nurses to Holy Cross Hospital during snow storms in his Jeep. Later, he made countless bird, bat, and other nesting boxes for various Audubon societies and the Owl Moon Raptor Center. He was also the "Tube Guy" for the National Capital Radio & Television Museum in Bowie, MD. More recently he helped his daughter with cat rescue.

Bob is predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Helen (Kendrick), his parents Alfred and Ruth Delemarre, his brother John T. Delemarre, and his nephew Nate Delemarre. He is survived by his older sisters Jean Iverson and Marie D. Ho; his daughter Michelle Delemarre and her husband Tom Cusson, of Auburn, MA; his daughter Heather Delemarre and her husband Shawn M. Smith, of Silver Spring, MD; a granddaughter Dylan Cusson, and grandsons Clyde and Myles Smith. He is also survived by numerous beloved nieces and nephews, many grandnieces and grandnephews, cousins, cherished friends and neighbors.

Services will be private. Memorial donations can be made to the Wise County Humane Society, P.O. Box 774, Norton, VA 24273.