Robert A. Crowley

Robert A. Crowley passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at the age of 75 surrounded by his caring familyBob is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Sheryl (Exley) Crowley; his devoted daughter, Merritt Crowley; his beloved grandson, Zachary Robert Crowley-Barrows; his brother-in-law, Kevin Exley and his wife, Carol; a sister, Marjorie Schlak, and many close friends.Born in Providence in 1939 he was the son of the late Clarence Bud Crowley and Edith (Shuman) Crowley. A lifelong resident of Scituate, he was a graduate of Scituate High School, Class of 1958, and then attended URI. He went on to graduate from the National Mortgage School at Ohio State University.Having worked in banking for 44 years, primarily at Industrial National Bank (later Fleet Bank) and Citizens Bank, he retired from Citizens Bank in 2004 as Executive Vice President of Commercial Lending in their Boston office. He will be remembered as a true professional and a well-respected person of integrity in the field. During his tenure at Citizens in Boston, Bob volunteered regularly at the Boston soup kitchen. Always concerned about others and committed to giving back to the community, he was an active and long-time member of the Boards of The Key Program and its affiliated foundation, Alternatives for Youth. While working in Providence, Bob served on the original RI Convention Center Authority and later on the Quonset Development Corporation (QDC). Another aspect of his deep commitment to community service was evidenced by his service on the Scituate Town Council for 10 years. He was President for four of those years. He was a life member of the Roger Williams Family Association, and a long-standing member of the North Scituate Baptist Church.A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, retirement allowed Bob to spend more time with his grandson, Zach, and he became active with the Boy Scouts again, having been a scout himself in Scituate in the 1950s. Retirement also allowed him to travel regularly. In particular he relished the annual family trip to Bermuda with Sheryl, Merritt and Zach. He also thoroughly enjoyed two special trips with Sheryl and Zach - the first to Alaska, and the second, an extended stay in Normandy, London, and Paris. Another of Bob™s particular joys was spending summers with the little cabin crew.Bob was an avid Red Sox, New England Patriots and URI Rams basketball fan.Those fortunate enough to know Bob knew him to be trustworthy, helpful, and caring. He was a man of great integrity who lived his life as he believed it should be lived, always giving back and helping others whenever he could. His friends valued his opinion, enjoyed his sense of humor, trusted, and respected him. He will be deeply missed.Calling hours will be at the Winfield and Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Road, Scituate on Friday, February 20th from 3:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the North Scituate Baptist Church, 619 West Greenville Road at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 21st. Burial will be private at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to either the North Scituate Baptist Church, PO Box 427, Scituate, RI 02857 or the North Scituate Fire Department, PO Box 357, Scituate, RI 02857 would be sincerely appreciated.

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Robert A. Crowley

February 14, 2015