Robert Louis COOLEY Jr.
NOVEMBER 23, 1943 – DECEMBER 13, 2021
Robert L. Cooley, Jr., 78, of Sudbury, died Monday at Framingham Union Hospital at MetroWest Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of 53 years of Gloria (Brodsky) Cooley.
Born in Niagara Falls, NY he was the son of the late Robert L. Cooley, Sr and Gertrude von der Au Cooley. Mr. Cooley earned his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from MIT and a master’s degree from Northeastern. He worked as a computer systems analyst for MITRE, Wang Laboratories, and others for many years, retiring in 1992.
Mr. Cooley enjoyed photography, classical music, and exploring the cuisines of different countries. His main pastime was spending time with his family.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, George Cooley and his wife Nereyda Rodriguez-Cooley of Sudbury and Stephen Cooley of Larchmont, NY. His grandchildren Aurelia, Jack, Marissa, Ella, and Addison. He also leaves a brother Roger L. (Paula) Cooley of Dunkirk, NY.
Jack Siebert
I am sorry to hear of the passing of Robert; if I remember correctly, he was a classmate at Lincoln Jr. High as well as Bradford. He obviously was very bright given his degrees from MIT & Northwestern and had a wonderful and interesting career. My condolences to his wife, children and grandchildren.
Bernard Covelli
Sad to see the passing of Robert Cooley. I remember him vividly attending Lincoln jr high and Mary D Bradford. My sympathy to his wife and childrenThomas Sorensen
At the 50th Robert and wife, myself, ron ruffalo, jack crane, tom geary, bill mayew, and others, spent special moments together recalling high school experiences that made Robert feel proud of his feats in nonacademic pursuits. Robert was a great sport when surrounded by old friends and the laughter we shared was heard all over the bar. I will always remember him as a kind and brilliant man, who had a wife who shared those same traits. He was humble to a fault.
God speed old friend.
Mary Irving (Jurgaitis)
It is sad to read of another classmate passing on. It's too bad that we had to learn about Robert's amazing accomplishments through an obituary. But it also brings a feeling of pride that we rubbed shoulders with him (maybe even when is unknown).
We surely had a wonderful group of people that we spent our high school years with.