COUNCIL #12846 - SAINT JOHN BOSCO REMEMBERS
ROBERT J. SHEA

 

ROBERT JOSEPH SHEA (Age 77)
Known to his friends as "Bob", relatives as "Uncle Bob", and family as "Pops" passed away on September 8, 2008 at Atlantic Shores, Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Beloved husband of Joan Dolores Shea (deceased in 2001); devoted father of Robert J. Shea, Jr., David J. Shea, Richard J. Shea, Garrett J. Shea, Maryann Bright, and Michael J. Shea. He was also survived by 11 grandchildren, Robert J. Shea III, Colin Shea, Reid Shea, Katherine Shea, Benjamin Shea, Timothy Shea, Evan Shea, Jeremy Shea, Pendleton Bright, Marguerite Bright, and Ethan Shea.; a sister, Jane Phillips. Predeceased by his parents John Francis Shea and Margaret Shea (nee Newton) of Brooklyn, New York and a brother, John Francis Shea, Jr.

Robert and Joan were born and raised in Brooklyn, New York where they met each other while attending St. John University. While with the Department of Labor, Robert was stationed in Boston, Massachusetts, Galveston Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Robert and Joan moved to the Washington DC area in 1977 where Robert was working as an Administrative Law Judge for the Department of Labor. He retired and then moved to Atlantic Shores in 2005 to be close to his loving daughter and his grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Raymond of Penafort Roman Catholic Church, 8750 Pohick Road, Springfield, VA 22153, on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Interment at Fairfax Memorial Park at 9900 Braddock Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22032.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Spina Bifida Association, 4590 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20007, 202-944-3285.