Robert Hallock Bauer
“Wore many hats in Kent”
Mr. Robert “Bob” Hallock Bauer, 98, of Kent entered into the Gates of Heaven on Wednesday December 27, 2023 at Candlewood Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center in New Milford. He is the loving husband of Josephine (Cocilovo) Bauer.
Bob was born in Kingston, RI on May 7, 1925, son of the late Frederick and Bertha (Hallock) Bauer. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 during World War II at the rank of ensign (this rank is just below lieutenant and above a non-commissioned petty officer or midshipman) and was the oldest WW II veteran in the town of Kent. He graduated from Yale University in 1948 with a bachelor degree in mechanical engineering. He started his engineering career with Robertson Bleachery & Dye Works in New Milford. In 1957 he advanced to Scovill Mfg. and later Century Brass and in 1979 took a position with Kero-Sun Inc in Kent, the largest manufacturer of portable kerosene heaters.
Bob was active in local government and was elected to the board of selectman in the town of Kent from 1980 to 1988 and he was also chairman of their sewer commission from 1980 to 1992. Bob served as the zoning enforcement officer in New Milford from 1988 to 1993. He was a loyal fifty-seven-year member of the Kent Volunteer Fire Department where he served as Fire Chief from 1975 to 1980. He drove school buses for Region District 1 from 1993 until 2008. He was a member of the St. Luke’s Mason Lodge # 48 and the American Legion Hall-Jennings Post 153 both in Kent. He was a longtime member of the Kent Congregational Church. He was an avid hockey and UCONN Girls Basket Ball fan.
Besides his wife Josephine of 74 years, he leaves to honor and cherish his memory; a daughter, Paula Cicchetti and her husband Joseph of Woodbury; a son, Robert Hallock Bauer, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Flower Mound, TX; two grandchildren, Carla Martinelli-Barry of Oakville and Daniel Barry of Woodbury and Jessica Rollman and her husband Rob of Hickory, NC; three great grandchildren, Gianna Barry, Colin Barry and C.J. Cervantes; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents he was predeceased by a brother, Frederick W. Bauer.
Arrangements: A memorial service with cremains present will be celebrated on Saturday February 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM at the First Congregational Church of Kent 97 N. Main Street Kent, CT 06757 followed by military honors. Spring burial will be in Good Hill Cemetery in Kent. Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with Bob’s arrangements.
In lieu of flowers or just Memorial contributions can be made in Bob’s memory to:
Kent Volunteer Fire Dept., Inc.
28 Maple St., P.O. Box 355
Kent, CT 06757
Or
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
2361 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NY 10306