Remembering Leonard Nimoy
by Robert Gillis 2/2015 I am deeply saddened by the passing of Leonard Nimoy. The man from Boston who…
Remembering Tom Sawran, Foxboro Jaycee and so much more
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter, 10/2013 Tom Sawran passed away last week, and if you’ve lived in…
“Angels Are All Around You,” — remembering the kindness of Ewa Jedrychowska
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter and Boston City Paper, 2/2012 “Angels are all around you.” It’s maybe…
Eulogy for Bob Shea, our beloved friend
This is the eulogy that I wrote for Bob and read at his funeral. How do you summarize and eulogize…
Eileen Gustin and the Advent Wreath
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 12/2008 and 12/2005, and the Boston City Paper 12/2008 When I was…
Remembering Dad
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 6/2007 Fathers Day, 2007. I was 19 when…
In loving memory of Mary Cicciu
by Robert Gillis; Foxboro Reporter December 2006 Mary Cicciu passed away November 10, and Foxboro has lost another of its…
In loving memory of Father Clement L. Pelletier, SJ
by Robert Gillis Published in the Boston City Paper July 2006 It was with great sadness that I learned of…
In loving memory of Father John Joseph Kierce
In loving memory of Father John Joseph Kierce, pastor of Saint Kevin Church, Uphams Corner, Dorchester for 50 years by…
Remembering Pope John Paul II
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter 4/2005 and the Boston City Paper 4/2007 The legacy of Pope John…
Just one more precious life going up in smoke
By Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 8/2001 It was a hot July Sunday— a very hot day. I…
Easter 2001 and Remembering Stan and Lorraine
by Robert Gillis Published in the Foxboro Reporter 4/2001 Easter is here again. Christians throughout the world celebrate the miracle…
A loss too deep for words: Remembering Lorraine and Stanley Garland
by Robert Gillis Originally published in The Foxboro Reporter December 2000 One week and a day after Lorraine and Stanley…
Remembering John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter July 1999 I was born just over a year after JFK’s assassination,…
Remarkable Man, Remarkable Life, Remembering Gerry Rodman
by Robert Gillis Published in The Foxboro Reporter March 1999 He was one of the most generous people any of…