Robert G. Newman of Westwood passed away on on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Beloved husband of the late Nancy Ann Jones. Loving son of the late Benjamin T. and Anne C. (Chesney) Newman.
Robert's family will receive visitors on Thursday March 16, 2023 from 9-10:30 AM in the Joseph Russo Funeral Home, 814 American Legion Highway Roslindale, Followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 AM in Sacred Heart Church, 169 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, MA. Burial will follow at Mount Benedict Cemetery, 409 Corey Street, West Roxbury, MA.
Bob grew up in Dedham and was a 1970 graduate of New England Conservatory as an organ performance major, a student of Jack Fisher and Donald Willing. He was organist and director of music at St. Paul’s Church in Wellesley, St. John’s United Methodist Church in Dedham and, for 40 years, Sacred Heart Church in Roslindale. He was also actively involved with television production and worked with several in-town local television stations and taught video production at Fitchburg State College.