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Obituary (VA): Robert Joseph Scanlon '56

Posted on 12/16/2019

Robert Joseph Scanlon  (SEPTEMBER 15, 1931 – DECEMBER 11, 2019)

Robert Joseph Scanlon SR passed away at the age of 88 on 11 DEC 2019 due to heart failure. Bob is survived by their four children, Robert JR (Rita), Patricia (Timothy Yeager), Michael (Jill) and Mark (Regina), and 11 grandchildren. Born in 1931 in Alliance, OH, Bob enlisted in the Navy at age 18 and was accepted into the US Naval Academy in Annapolis two years later and graduated USNA in the Class of 56. Bob married his wife Audrey in 1958 at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in Baltimore, MD, and the two of them were stationed around the country while starting their family. He completed his Naval service as a Lieutenant in 1967, and then transitioned to being a civil servant with the Naval Sea Systems Command in Crystal City, VA so that he could raise his family in the DC area; he retired in 1986 in Springfield, VA. After enjoying the first 13 years of retirement together, Audrey, his wife of 41 years, predeceased Bob in 1999 due to pancreatic cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, 18 DEC 2019 at 10:00 AM at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Burke, VA. Bob will be buried next to Audrey in a private ceremony at the Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to your favorite charity.

Demaine Funeral Home
Springfield, VA
703-941-9428

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