Robert A. Lantych
June 23, 1960 ~ April 28, 2024
Robert A. Lantych, 63, a lifelong Beverly resident, died unexpectedly on Sunday morning, April 28, 2024. He was the son of the late Frederick Lantych, Sr. and the late Joan (Budrow) (Lantych) Young and the stepson of the late Clifford Young.
Born in Salem on June 23, 1960, he was raised and educated in Beverly and was a 1978 graduate of Beverly High School. Bob went on to study at Babson College.
For nearly fifteen years, Bob had been employed as a cook for the Xaverian Brothers community in Danvers. He loved working at Xaverian House, preparing meals and fostering friendships with the brothers and other staff members.
Bobby was an avid lover of the arts, and particularly enjoyed analyzing and discussing song lyrics. He was a lifelong fan of Bob Dylan and most recently, Hugh Laurie. He often suggested songs or stories and would share his interesting take on the meaning. He loved his family deeply, caring for his mother and stepfather in their later years when they suffered with dementia. His wisdom, joy for life and soulful blue eyes will forever be missed.
For many years, he was a social member at the Vittori-Rocci Post in Beverly.
He leaves his siblings, Frederick Lantych of Danvers, Lugene Hersey and her husband Robert of Vermont, Thomas Lantych and his wife Gina of Danvers, Scott Lantych and his wife Tamsen of Danvers, his sister-in-law Martha Gebhardt, three stepdaughters, Jassiel, Jobeth, and Jireh, his former wife Amy, his nieces and nephews, Jason, Thomas, Ashley, Heather, Kristen, Jacquelyn, Nicholas, Sarah, Katherine, and Abigail and their families, and several dear friends.
Visiting hours will be Friday, May 3, 2024 from 9-10:45AM in C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. A funeral service will follow at 11AM. Burial will be private. A celebration of his life will be held following the service from 12-3PM at the Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, American Citizens Club, Cheever St., Danvers. Kindly omit flowers. Instead, donations in Bob’s memory may be made to Beverly Bootstraps, 35 Park St., Beverly, MA 01915. Guestbook available at www.LyonsFuneral.com.
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We are so sorry to hear of Bob’s passing. Thinking of all of you. Steve and Pam Gobeille.
Want to give my condolence’s to Bobby family ! I new him a little from the rocky post and his friends
Great man will be missed
:blue_heart:Robert Adam Lantych:blue_heart:
To say Robert was a good man would be an understatement to the way he carried himself. He was an extraordinary soul disguised in a regular man. Our dad held so many different titles throughout his life. He was a Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, a friend to so many, a business owner, chef, animal lover, and so much more. We are so proud of what he was able to accomplish during his life. He lovingly worked at the Xaverian house for the brothers for almost 15 years. He would often come home with so many fun happy stories of the brothers, or things they liked or didn’t like, or new suggestions they gave him for meals. He was always trying to provide the best to his extended family at the Xaverian house. He cared so deeply for each and everyone there.
Taking care of his mother Joanie and stepfather Cliff was also a very special time in his life. Many of our childhood memories surround Joanie and us kids causing mayhem running around Blueberry Hill nursing home. He loved sharing stories about his mom when he could. He looked up to her so much and would love to squeeze any detail about her into any conversation. He was an incredible son. Our Dad was big on family, he loved spending time with his brothers and sister, and watching all of us cousins grow up together. He consistently engraved in us that family is everything. A big part of his family was his beloved dog Boo-Boo who brought him comfort, loyalty, and continuous love throughout her years with him. He often never left the house without his little dog, his best friend, his Boo-Boo.
Although he carried many titles, the title we are most proud of is him being our Father. He had many talents, but being a father was the talent he chose to cultivate and master. For the last 20 years he dedicated his life to being the best father he could be to 3 curly haired Dominican girls. He took us in as his own daughters without any hesitation. He was always there for my sisters and I no matter what. It didn’t matter if he agreed with what we were doing or not, like Jassiel continually buying jeeps after he told her to stop buying “crap cars”. He was always someone we could call. He was our source of safety and comfort. He did and would have continued to do anything for us.
We have so many great memories of our childhood. We always say we grew up on King Terrace in Beverly, because our best childhood memories surround our father. He loved to keep traditions up as they always surrounded great memories for him. He loved spending time with his family and friends, like Steve from Gloucester for his religious taco Tuesday meetups. One of his favorite memories that he talked about to this day was watching the Wizard Of Oz with Jireh, and continuing that tradition well into her 20’s. We also continued a big tradition of going to Riverview Pizza in Ipswich since we were young girls. We had just gone for his birthday last year, and we’re all in our mid to late twenties now. That was always our spot.
Our father was always there, for every family party, every gathering, every milestone, school concert, graduation, you name it he was there. He would even come to any of Jobeth’s new jobs to bring her lunch or just comforting words if she needed it (which was often).
There are no words to express his influence on our lives or his influence on those around him. Those who spent a lot of time with him knew he was always willing to help, give advice, and he’d be the first to show up and the last to leave. He was truly larger than life. We could tell stories about him for hours. He himself was the master storyteller. His heart and mind were full of knowledge and never ending tales. He wrote many, many poems and stories throughout his life. But his masterpiece will always be the relationships we all shared with him and still share with each other. All of us who survive him, his daughters, his brothers and sister, his nieces and nephews, and his friends, are all so lucky that we had him in our lives.
Daddy, the time has come that you must travel separately from those who love you and who you loved so fiercely. You’re home with God who you shared such a close connection with.
The laughter you gave us, and yes, even the tears, will bring us warmth and strength.
There is not enough time in the day for us to express the great man our dad was but if you’re here then that means you knew him well and if you knew him well, you know that he was an extraordinary man. May he rest in the sweetest peace and in the words of our Daddy, “Jesus loves you and so do I.”
:blue_heart:Your loving daughters Jassiel Abreu, JoBeth Abreu, Jireh Crespo :blue_heart: