|
| Obituaries |
|
|
Robert
Frank Solari Robert Frank Solari, 80, longtime resident of Malden, died Monday, March 22, 2004 at Kindred Hospital in Peabody. Robert was born in the North End of Boston. At an early age, he moved to Everett, where he was raised and educated, graduating from Everett High with the class of 1941, where he was the starting quarterback of the football team. He later went on to quarterback the team at the University of Massachusetts. .In 1943 he enlisted in the Navy to help fight in WWII. He served with the Motor Torpedo Goat Squadron 12 in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre, and was discharged in 1946 having attained the rank of Quartermaster 2nd Class. In 1950, he married his sweetheart Dorothy M. Burden, and the two would share the next 54 years together. They settled in Malden in 1951, and have lived there since. Robert worked for many years as an auditor for US Customs at the Tip O'Neil building in Boston, until his retirement in 1998. During that time, he was also active with the Boston Federal Customs Credit Union, where he served as the President and Treasurer. He enjoyed playing golf, but was a man whose work was his life. He is survived by his wife Dorothy M. (Burden) Solari
of Malden, MA, his daughter Diane M. Solari of Everett,
his son, Robert A. Solari of
Malden, his brothers Arthur Solari
of MI, and Norman Solari of
Everett, his sisters
Marie Crouse of Haverhill,
and Elvira Baker of ME, and his
grandchildren Jeremy D. Goldberg of Malden and
Shaina M. Murray of Everett. He was preceded in death by his father Giovanni Solari,
his mother Maria Zuraschi, and his son Dale R. Solari. Funeral arrangements will be private.
|
|
