Robert J. Welch ’48

Robert J. Welch ’48, of Southport, Mass.; June 8. After graduating from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy as a dental corps officer from 1952 to 1954, then joined his father’s dentistry practice in North Attleboro, Mass. He retired in 1981 and joined the faculty of Tufts Dental School as an associate professor in the prosthodontic and clinic administration departments until retiring in 1993. He and his family were summer residents of New Seabury from 1963 and became full-time residents in 1989. He was active in the community, serving as a founding member and vice commodore of the New Seabury Sailing Club and as president and treasurer of the New Seabury Men’s Club. After assisting with the establishment of the dental clinic at the Community Health Center of Cape Cod, located in Mashpee, he treated dental patients for several years at the new facility. A long time parishioner of Christ the King Church, he served as a eucharistic minister. He and his wife moved to Southport in 2014. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; four children and their spouses, including son Robert Jr. ’80; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandson.