Robert Harris Metcalf

Robert Harris Metcalf, age 87, of Norton, MA, formerly of East Hartford, CT and Rochester, NY, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2023 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence, RI, with his wife, Katherine (Katie Brazier Wells) Metcalf, by his side. Predeceased by his late wife Lois Bergquist Metcalf, parents Walter and Edith, and stepson Ty Wells. After growing up in Newton and Wellesley, MA, Bob graduated from Norwich University and served as 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Bob went on to earn his MBA at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, Class of ’61. He spent his 30-year career at Eastman Kodak Company in Employment Statistics, Production Planning and Human Resources. Bob had a fierce love for his family and was devoted to his amazing circle of friends. He enjoyed starting conversations with people he met from wait staff and store clerks to university and corporate executives, from bankers to tradesmen. We are certain he held up the line at the golden gates with a few curious questions and kind words to the angels. He cherished time with son Douglas and wife Carolyn of Westford, MA, their children Robert, Lindsay and Jack; daughter Camy Metcalf Loucks and husband Jeffrey of Mansfield, MA, their children Sarah and James; stepson Thomas Tileston Wells (d. 2003) of West Hartford, CT; along with cousins Margaret Lasserre of Toronto, Ontario and her children Andre, Elizabeth, Anne, Severigne, and Cecile. Bob was a member of Cornell University’s Alumni Federation, earning the Frank Rhodes Exemplary Alumni Service Award and was a Life Member of the Cornell University Council. He really did bleed “Cornell Red.” He was also a Lifetime Board Member of the YMCA of Rochester Resident Camps and Board member of The Cambridge School of Weston. Bob was a dedicated and tireless volunteer for many causes. His hobbies as a young man included scuba diving and piloting. An avid and decorated skier, Bob was a Charter Member of Hunt Hollow Ski Club in Naples, NY where he built a trailside chalet and most recently was co-founder of the Hunt Hollow Youth Skiing Fund, a non-profit organization providing access to skiing for underserved children in the Finger Lakes Region. Bob also treasured spending summers at the family cottage in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, as well as at The Waldheim, Big Moose Lake, NY. Services will be held at St. James’s Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT on January 28 at 10:30 a.m. with burial immediately following in Fairview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center (1085 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02904) or the Hunt Hollow Youth Skiing Fund (7532 County Road 36, Naples, NY 14512). Molloy Funeral Home in West Hartford, CT has care of arrangements. Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com