- Date Of Birth: August 5, 1936
- Date Of Death: September 15, 2021
- State: Connecticut
Robert M. Keane age 85, of Trumbull, passed away peacefully, September 15, 2021 in his home surrounded by family. Mr. Keane was born in Queens, NY. He was the son and oldest child of Robert Keane and Elizabeth Donnelly Keane. Robert was a longtime Trumbull resident having moved from New York in 1968. Mr. Keane attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains NY where he graduated with honors. He was awarded a full scholarship to Fordham University, the result of winning the Archdiocese of New York Science Fair in 1955. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry in 1959.
Robert retired from a long career in sales and marketing in the chemical industry, including working for FMC and W.R. Grace in New York.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 60 years, Nina (Orsenigo) Keane; three devoted sons, Robert M. Keane Jr. and his wife Laura, Thomas Keane and his wife Marie and James Keane and his wife Barbara; loving sister Noreen Hendley and her husband Clark; seven cherished grandchildren Maxx, Chelsea, Samantha, Christoffer, and Sebastian Keane and Andrew and Alison Mailloux, his brother-in-law Albert Fotrell and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his sister, Sheila Fotrell.