Robert “Bobby D” DeCicco passed away suddenly at his childhood home in Winthrop where he was a lifelong resident.
Bob enjoyed living on the ocean and, as a youth, he was athletic, loving gymnastics and surfing and skiing all the way from the north shore to the south shore.
Bob was an accomplished artist and musician and a real “Renaissance man.” His bands, The Lost Souls and Cliff Rock and the Clam Diggers were an inspiration for a lifelong enjoyment of playing music. He was mainly self-taught and a left-handed guitar player.
His love of painting ranged from painting a scene of Winthrop Harbor to a colorful abstract to running his own painting business, Atlantic Coastline Decorators that painted the walls and ceiling of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Bob will be remembered by his friends from Suffolk Downs and Wonderland Dog Park in Revere where he especially loved Kentucky Derby day.
Bob was an “everything from scratch” cook and an attentive host. His visitors would always be offered a beverage in his best chilled glass, eclectic conversation, and a piece of whatever he was cooking at the time. Depending on the time of year, it may be something homegrown from his backyard garden.
Bob is survived by his sisters, Pauline Wallace of Oswego, NY and Gail Defeo of Plymouth and nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his parents, Robert L. “Chick” and Elizabeth P. (Nesbitt), “Bessie” DeCicco, his sister, Libby and brother-in-law, Bobby Darling.
Farewell, Bob. We hope you’re sailing off with your special St. Pauli girl in the sky, making homemade pizza and brownies, playing guitar and painting pictures of trees all day long in your cozy L.L. Bean slippers. You were loved and will be missed and never forgotten.
Donations to the Veterans Art Project https://www.vetart.org/
Services will be private.