A warm and genuine man whose generosity will be missed

FRAMINGHAM — Robert P. Encarnacao, 77, passed away peacefully with the love of family by his side During a gentle late-autumn sunset on November 15, 2021 at the MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.

Robert (“Bob”) was born in Wakefield in 1944. He attended high school in Wakefield where, like his older brothers who were naturally gifted in sports, he made varsity sports at an early age and captained teams in football, basketball and baseball. He enlisted in the US Army in Germany during the Vietnam era to train as a medic with a focus on psychiatric medicine. After his tour, he continued with his education at UMass Boston, started a family, and pursued careers in entertainment, restaurant management and sales. Although for many years he lived away from his hometown, in Rhode Island and Connecticut, and as far away as Buffalo, New York, his true home was always Wakefield.

Bob spent his life devoted to friends and family. Being one of the youngest siblings in his large family, he was an enthusiastic conversationalist and loved getting to know new people and making good friends. This helped him to excel in musical entertainment during his twenties primarily as a guitarist and singer for the New England rock band, The Friendly Persuasion, which toured local classy night clubs and family restaurants in the seventies. His exceptionally outgoing demeanor, combined with his eagerness to succeed, propelled him into a successful career in business-to-business sales and eventually leadership roles with Pitney Bowes for over two decades. At Pitney Bowes, Bob was known as a warm, genuine, eternally optimistic and always “willing to lend a helping hand” kind of guy. His generosity of spirit will be missed by those whose lives and hearts he’s touched.

He is survived by three children, his son, Robert Sean; daughters Sharon and Julie; sisters MaryAnn and Elizabeth; brother, Charles; six grandchildren, Bradley, Carter, Jayden, Hudson, Grayson and Ellie; two great-grandchildren, Thomas and Hannah; and countless cousins, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his former wife and mother of his three children, Patricia Fitzmaurice.

He was preceded in death by his brothers Anthony (“Tony”) Montrond, Julio, Manuel, Arthur, John and Richard Encarnacao, and his sisters Ann Custodio and Mary De Cruz.

The family would especially like to thank Beth Geary for 25 years of dedication as Bob’s nurse. They would also like to thank the staff of Beaumont Natick and MetroWest Medical Center for their compassion and care.

On Saturday, November 20, a visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Avenue in Wakefield between 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. followed by an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Florence Church, 47 Butler Avenue in Wakefield. The burial to follow at the Forest Glade Cemetery, 470 Lowell Street in Wakefield.