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About Robert Leo Farrelly, M.D.
From The Boston Globe "Robert L. Farrelly, 82; physician had ‘palpable’ faith in family" By Bryan Marquard GLOBE STAFF OCTOBER 22, 2013
Docky Farrelly did not exactly go looking for his calling. When he was a boy, his father offered only two choices: become an engineer or a physician.
“Well, I could never even hammer a nail, and I couldn’t now,” he told his grandson John Jordan in 2006, “so I decided I was going to be a physician, which was something I knew almost nothing about. In fact, I had barely even seen physicians.”
It turned out his father was onto something, because once Robert Leo Farrelly made it to medical school, “I found out that I was absolutely made for medicine, which was just sheer accident.”
Plying his profession in Cumberland, R.I., he became the kind of family physician that has largely vanished from the medical landscape. “Many of his patients were poor, and he treated them knowing that only about 60 percent of them could pay,” his son Peter of Los Angeles said in a eulogy earlier this month. “He made house calls, took out tonsils, acted as his patient’s shrink, and, most importantly, brought over 3,000 babies into the world.” ...
...When he talks about all the babies he delivered, his eyes beam,” his grandson wrote. “He smiles like someone who truly understands his purpose and says, ‘It was the most fun I have ever had doing anything in my life. It was the greatest thrill to bring a baby into the world. It was an indescribable experience. Pure joy.’ ”
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FARRELLY, Dr. Robert Leo, MD Of Mashpee, died October 6, 2013. Son of the late Peter Leo Farrelly and Anna (Osmanski) Farrelly. Beloved husband of Mariann (Neary) Farrelly. Loving father of Beth (John) Jordan of Duxbury, Peter (Melinda) Farrelly of Ojai, CA, Bobby (Nancy) Farrelly of Duxbury, Kathryn Farrelly of Duxbury, and Cindy (Zen) Gesner of Malibu, CA; grandfather of John, Kelsey, Thomas, Harrison, Anna, Finn, Alicia, Bob, Rory, Apple, and Tuck; and brother of Marilyn (Edward) D'Andrea of Raynham. He is predeceased by his beloved grandson, Jesse Farrelly. Bob was a physician, teacher, and a champion for many charitable causes. A man who valued family above all else, "Docky" was proud to instill in them a commitment to education, service to others, and an insistence on being the best versions of themselves possible. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm on Friday, October 11, 2013 in Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 74 Algonquin Ave. at Route 151, MASHPEE, MA, 02649. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 12th at Christ the King Church, Jobs Fishing Rd, Mashpee, MA. Burial will be limited to family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the children's charity named for his grandson, "Cuz of Jesse" (www.cuzofjesse.org) or Falmouth Hospital (http://givetocapecodhealth. org/).
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- Reference: Biographical Summaries of Notable People - SmartCopy: Dec 29 2016, 1:48:17 UTC
- Residence: 1940 - 50 Cathedral Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Race: White
- Reference: 1940 United States Federal Census - SmartCopy: Dec 29 2016, 2:34:18 UTC
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Robert Leo Farrelly, M.D.'s Timeline
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November 15, 1930
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Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1956 |
December 17, 1956
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Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1958 |
June 17, 1958
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Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1962 |
July 19, 1962
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Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 2013 |
October 6, 2013
Age 82
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Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
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