Robert Kevin Fawcett

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Londonderry, NH – Robert Kevin Fawcett, 62, of Londonderry, NH, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. He was the beloved husband of Priscilla A. (Bigold) Fawcett, with whom he was married for 37 years.
He was born in Lowell, MA on November 29, 1949, a son of the late Francis G. Fawcett and the late Katherine (Walsh) Fawcett. He graduated from Lowell High School, class of '67, attended St. Xavier University in Nova Scotia and graduated from the University of Lowell in 1981. He served with the United States Army during the Vietnam era, from 1970 until his honorable discharge in 1972.
Bob was Director of Corporate Security for Malden Mills Industries for over 20 years. Along with his staff he worked tirelessly throughout the days following the tragic mill fire and rebuilding process. After his departure from Malden Mills, he joined National Security Protective Services as Partner & President.
He was a 37 year member and past president of Mt. Pleasant Golf Club in Lowell, MA. His love of skiing led to many trips out west and to the mountains of NH. He was a member of the American Society of Industrial Security and the Knights of Columbus. He was a communicant of St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Londonderry, NH.
His happiest times were spent with his family and friends at his summer home in Buzzards Bay, where he enjoyed boating, fishing and lobstering. He was known as Coach Haddock to the Londonderry High School football team where he was an assistant coach for 6 years. He also coached the University of New Hampshire Men's Lacrosse Team from 2004—2006. He coached Panther Pop Warner football, flag football and little league baseball in Londonderry for many years. He received the American Red Cross Life Saving Award for the successful revival of a stricken coworker.
His participation in the Crizotinib clinical trial at Massachusetts General Hospital is one of the notable contributions of his life. Under the direction of Alice Shaw, MD, Ph.D., he along with many others led to the understanding of how cancer fighting at the gene level gives new hope in the fight against cancer.
In addition to his wife he leaves two sons, Michael and his wife Lesley (Whiting) Fawcett of Malden and Ryan Fawcett and precious granddaughter Lily-Anne Heywood of Londonderry; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, David and Dolores (Branco) Fawcett, Bryan and Elizabeth (Toohey) Fawcett and Tod Fawcett, all of Lowell; two sisters-in-law, Donna Bigold of Dracut and Maureen Dearstine and her husband David of Elkton, MD, nieces and nephews, Renee Bigold of Dracut, Kevin Bigold and his wife Lynne of Dracut, Keith Fawcett of Manassas, VA, Stephanie Reynolds of Denver, CO and grandniece Claire Bigold of Dracut, and many supportive and dear friends. He was the brother-in-law of the late Roger Bigold.