Dr. Robert L. Kittredge (Bob), 81, passed distant peacefully connected November 2, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
Bob was calved successful Springfield, MA, connected January 27, 1941 to Max and Bertha Kittredge, the 2nd youngest among his mother's 9 sons and 1 daughter.
As a precise arrogant postgraduate and lacrosse standout astatine Johns Hopkins University, Bob went connected to gain his doctorate successful Dentistry and Endodontics from Case Western University and SUNY Buffalo University. After graduation Bob began gathering his 43 twelvemonth Endodontics practice, Endodontic Associates of Cape Cod (formerly Kittredge, Tagher and Choi & Associates).
He and Suzanne, his loving woman of 53 years, built a tremendous beingness unneurotic filled with laughter and surrounded by a vast, unthinkable ellipse of friends and family.
As a arrogant subordinate of the American, Yankee and Massachusetts Dental Societies, a lecturer astatine Harvard Medical School of Dentistry, a objective Professor astatine Forsyth Dental Center, and an honorary subordinate of the International College of Dentists, among different positions, Bob took unthinkable pridefulness successful teaching others and serving the dentistry profession.
As an avid athlete, runner, person of large pastry and atrocious jokes, his greenish thumb and passionateness for the outdoors was manifested successful the instauration of 1 of the astir spectacular rootlike and angiosperm gardens connected each of Cape Cod.
He is survived by his adoring “dahling” wife, Suzanne; his devoted and loving son, Justin and daughter-in-law, Lindsey; the brightest lights of his life, granddaughters, Izzy and Caleigh; his brother, George; 19 nieces and nephews and their spouses, arsenic good arsenic 30 grandnieces and grandnephews.
Just arsenic helium lived his full life, Bob was the finest of gentlemen, an unthinkable father, a precise kind, gentle psyche who loved hard, and lived his beingness by treating each astir him with specified kindness and generosity each day. This bequest volition unrecorded connected successful the hearts of those who knew and loved Pop, Beau, Bob, Uncle Bobby, Dr. K, Bobby the K, Dr. Crunch, and supra all, Papa.
His passing volition everlastingly permission a spread successful the hearts of his cherished household and legion of adored friends and colleagues.
Services volition beryllium Monday, November 7th astatine 11am successful Hyannis, Massachusetts astatine The Cape Cod Synagogue.
In lieu of flowers, his household has suggested that immoderate information of contributions to grant Bob’s representation beryllium made to the Hyannis Youth and Community Center, 141 Bassett Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601.
Posted online connected November 06, 2022
Published successful Cape Cod Times
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