Remembering Leonard Nimoy
by Robert Gillis 2/2015 I am deeply saddened by the passing of Leonard Nimoy. The man from Boston who did so well for himself as an actor, poet, writer, director,…
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 Foxboro for any length of time you probably knew him.…
“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 ten years ago, a beautiful Saturday morning and I’ve just…
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 such a magnificent human being and a life so very,…
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 a teenager, our friend Eileen Gustin worked at the information…
Remembering Dad
by Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter and the Boston City Paper 6/2007 Fathers Day, 2007. I was 19 when Dad died after a long battle with cancer in 1984.…
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 rare gems. I met Mary on Founders Day in 1995,…
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 the death of Father Clement L. Pelletier, SJ, on October…
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 Robert Gillis published in the Foxboro Reporter, 3/2006 and the…
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 Paul II will be chronicled, celebrated, debated, cherished, pondered, analyzed,…
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 was at the gas station when a kid came in…
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 of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the promise of…
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 Garland died, Foxboro and the surrounding area got hit with…
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, so my memory of the man is only through history…
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 us will ever meet. More than one person has referred…