FOSTER, Robert “Bob” Of Jamaica Plain, MA., passed away on April 16, 2021. Born in Fall River, MA., on March 19, 1952.
Bob was a graduate of Bishop Connelly High School, Fall River, UMass Dartmouth, BA Psychology, Northeastern University - M. Ed., Community Health Counseling, and Washington University- M.S.W. Administration
He is survived by his husband Jim Sperber of Jamaica Plain. Son of the late Joseph and Paulette (Thibault) Foster. Brother of Ron and Nancy Foster, Fairhaven, MA., Kevin and Lynn Foster, Pawtucket, RI., Sharon and Dennis Johnston Warwick, RI., Susan Foster and Louis Vieira, Somerset, MA. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Bob worked in Social Work Administration and Health Information Technology for the Mass. Department of Mental Health, the past 25 years at Mass. Mental Health Center in Boston until his retirement in November 2020. He pursued his interests in mental health by volunteering at AIDS Action, National Alliance on Mental Health, American Foundation for Prevention of Suicide, and utilizing his certified skills in Tableau.
Bob was a connoisseur of life, who relished traveling and the fine local offerings of restaurants, theater, art, and concerts from the BSO to the Grateful Dead. He loved gardening, and hanging with friends on the corner of Chandler and Clarendon for Boston Pride, and especially loved the ocean and summer sojourns to Provincetown, where he would drive his Jeep over sand to the beaches of the Cape’s National Seashore. He was an avid fan of all the Boston sports teams, with a veteran fan’s perspective and appreciation of the unprecedented run of championships over the past 20 years. Most of all, Bob was a wise, warm-hearted man, cherishing and cherished by his many friends and family.
Private burial at Forest Hills Cemetery. There will be a celebration of Bob’s life when we can once again all gather in person.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to donate to nami.org or afsp.org. For online guestbook pemurrayfuneral.com.