Willard Henry Robb Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Willard (Bill) H. Robb, 79, of Palm Beach Gardens, passed away after a long illness on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Hospice of Palm Beach County. Bill was the son of Willard F. Robb and Elizabeth Beebe Robb. Bill was born in New Haven, CT on February 20, 1936. He grew up in New Haven, CT and Sachem's Head, Guilford, CT. He attended The Loomis School and graduated from Pennsylvania State University and received an EMBA at University of New Haven. Bill served with the U.S. Navy as a Lt. in the Mediterranean. He retired from Southern New England Telephone Company in 1994. He served as Chairman of the Board of Finance, Chairman of The Republican Town Committee and President of the Jaycees in Madison, CT. Following his time in Madison, CT, he and his wife, Mary, retired to St. Croix, USVI for eleven years where he served as President of Coakley Bay Condo Association and the Race Committee of the St. Croix Yacht Club. They moved to Palm Beach Gardens, FL in 2011. Bill had a passion for tennis and was an active member of the PGA Men's Tennis. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and loyal friend who never hesitated to lend a helping hand. Bill was an avid sailor and boater and a member of the Essex and Saint Croix Yacht Clubs. Bill is survived by his devoted wife of 27 years, Mary Dannaher Robb; his daughter, Susan Gibbons of St. Croix, USVI, and son, Steven Robb (Jennifer) of Fort Wayne, IN; Mary's children, Gretchen Carrolla (Stephen) of Cambridge, MA; and James Lubs (Pearl Rogers) of San Francisco, CA; his grandchildren Billy Gibbons (Melissa Acevedo) and Zachary Carrolla; and a great-grandson, Eli Gibbons. A special thank you to the caregivers at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Kindred of the Palm Beaches and Hospice of Palm Beach County. A funeral mass will be held at St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church in North Palm Beach on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Bill will be laid to rest in graveside service at Beaverdale Cemetery in New Haven, CT this summer. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bills memory may be made to Hospice of Palm beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 or The Connecticut Hospice, 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.

Willard Henry Robb

February 20, 1936 - April 8, 2015