Robert W. Mello
March 15, 1961 ~ September 18, 2021
DANVERS- Robert W. “Bob” Mello, 60, passed away on September 18, 2021 in a New Hampshire hospital, following a brief illness. He was the husband of Debra (Catavolo) Mello with whom he shared 24 years of marriage.
Born in Melrose on March 15, 1961, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Mello. Robert was raised and educated in Danvers. He attended Saint Mary of the Annunciation School and went on to graduate from Danvers High School in 1979. Following graduation, he worked in his families businesses. Bob and Debra moved to Springvale, Maine, where they have resided for the past twenty-one years. Bob was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. His joys in life included his family, his dog, Kiki, fishing, scuba diving, skiing, watching the New England Patriots, reading and his annual hunting trip to Northern Maine with his friends.
In addition to his wife, Debra, he is survived by his children, Cynthia and Michael, siblings, Joseph, James and Elizabeth and many nieces and nephews.
His graveside service will be held at 1PM on Friday, September 24, 2021 in Annunciation Cemetery, 155 Hobart St., Danvers. Visitation will be held from 3-7PM on Friday, September 24, 2021 at C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made in Bob’s name to the American Diabetes Assoc. P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA, 22116 or https://www.diabetes.org.
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Please accept my heartfelt sympathy at such a difficult time as this.
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Alice Lipinski Tierney
Dear Debra and Family,
I was deeply saddened to learn about Bob’s passing this past weekend. I have known Bob going way back to childhood day’s in Danvers as he was my cousin Mike’s best friend.
I really got to know Bob over the past 20 years while hunting and fishing together in Maine and on the Merrimack river. He was a great friend, always had a smile on his face and made us laugh. He was the best story teller and always kept us entertained.
Bob was always prepared for every adventure and eager to share all the gadgets he had accumulated over the past year. I recall a recent fishing outing on our friend Jay’s boat. Bob showed up with 3 large bags of gear and 5 fishing poles.
I said what are you doing with all that stuff, it’s a 4 hour trip not 4 days. Well, about 1 hour into the trip the reel fell off my rod and I wished I had some duck tape. Well sure enough Bob reached into one of his bags, pulled out some duck tape and saved the day.
One late night in November, his friend Mike was overdue on returning to hunting camp.
Bob became very concerned and rallied the other six of us sitting around cabin, to go back into the woods to help locate Mike. Bob even had the camp owner contact the Maine Wardens. Mike was fine, but that’s the type of person Bob was, always looking out for the wellbeing of others.
Bob loved to talk about his family, beloved dogs. He will be sorely missed, but not forgotten, during our regular trips to the North Woods.
Please accept my deepest condolences.
Chris Fraser
To Everyone,
From the Mello family,
thank you for the prayers and condolences, this has been a difficult week with today being the most difficult. Today we say our last goodbye and lay my brother to rest with our parents.
My family is broken over our loss and now part of us is no longer here. We are blessed to have his wife, son and daughter with us.
Rest in peace our brother, our friend, you are missed and never forgotten.