Hudson, MA
Robert P. Tatnall, of Hudson MA, departed unexpectedly on Thursday the 24th of September, 2015 from a heart attack during a descent of Mt. Monadnock in Jaffrey NH.
Bob was born in Abington PA and raised in Warminster PA, son of George J. and G. Virginia Tatnall, both of whom predecease him. He was the eldest of five children, followed by William Tatnall of IL, Jeffrey Tatnall of CO, Thomas Tatnall of CA, and Jane Tatum of VA.
Bob was a Master’s graduate of Cornell University '74 in Electrical Engineering and an MBA graduate of Boston University '79. He worked all his life as an electrical engineer, including the past four years at Autoliv Inc. in Lowell MA. The loves of his life included his career, in-depth reading and discussion, the outdoors, and most of all his family, the last two of which he was enjoying at the time of his death.
He is survived by his three children: Andrew Tatnall of Hudson NH; Gregory Tatnall and his wife Lindsay and son Cooper of Berlin MA; and Kaitlyn Buche and her husband Mark of Denver CO; along with all of Bob’s siblings and their families.
A funeral service and celebration of Robert’s life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3rd at 12:00 noon in the Tighe-¬Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. 50 Central Street, Hudson, MA 01749 . Burial will follow in Forestvale Cemetery, Hudson. Family and friends may attend calling hours on Friday, Oct. 2nd from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family would be deeply honored by any donations in Robert’s name made to the American Heart Association.