Robert F. Blakeley ’58, ’59 MAT

Robert F. Blakeley ’58, ’59 MAT, of Bridgewater, Mass. and Cape Coral, Fla.; Jan. 1. He had a 38-year career in public education beginning in 1959 as a high school teacher in Mechanicville, N.Y. He returned to Massachusetts in 1964 to teach history at Brockton High School, and in 1972 he joined the Bridgewater public school system, where he served as an assistant principal and principal at Williams Middle School before becoming the last superintendent for the Bridgewater Public Schools. After Bridgewater and Rayn-ham public schools regionalized, he was appointed the assistant superintendent for the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. He held that position until he retired in 1997. A former member of Brown’s men’s soccer team, he was a founding member of the Bridgewater Youth Soccer Program and was past director of the Bridgewater Biddy League Basketball Program. He coached Little League baseball for more than 20 years and coached the Brockton High School soccer team while teaching at Brockton High. He is survived by four sons, including David Blakeley ’84, Peter Blakeley ’85, and Mark Blakeley ’86, and three daughters-in-law; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.