Robert “Bob” Anthony Bachinski passed away on May 21, 2020 after a short battle with Covid-19. The family is comforted in knowing that he is with his Lord and Savior and has joined with his wife, his love of over 57 years, Carol, who passed away exactly two months earlier on March 21, 2020. They were joined together in Holy Matrimony on August 17, 1963 and joined together in eternal life on May 21, 2020.
Bob was preceded in death by his loving wife, Carol, and his brother, William. He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Locke of Royal Palm Beach, Florida; his son, Rob (Lori) Bachinski of Wimauma, Florida; his son, Chris (Dawn) Bachinski of Jupiter, Florida; his “best buddy,” his grandson, Griffin Locke of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; his sisters, Marianne (Joseph) Case of North Haven, Connecticut and Carole Winn of Wallingford, Connecticut; his brothers, Anthony (Phyllis) Bachinski of East Haven, Connecticut and Thomas (Karen) Bachinski of Delray Beach, Florida, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. He also leaves behind a special person for our family, Bob and Carol’s caretaker, friend and aide the past couple of years, Cynthia O’Dwyer, who was an angel for the family as well as for Bob and Carol.
Bob was born on May 15, 1937 in New Haven, Connecticut to Anthony and Jean (Laskevitch) Bachinski. Bob always put his family first and worked two jobs to support his family while going to college, where he earned his Master’s Degree in Design Engineering. He was a Design Engineer with United Technologies (Pratt & Whitney) until his retirement in 1997. Bob had a long and successful career that included several patent designs of his own, his work on several successful missions for NASA, work on numerous military fighter jet models, and the SR-71 “Blackbird” and many top secret military projects that we may never know about. He did not brag or speak much about himself, but we were all very proud of him and all of his awards and accomplishments in the aerospace field. He moved his young family from working with Pratt in Connecticut to Pratt in Florida, with “palm trees, beaches and a pool,” so that we could really enjoy our family time. We loved going on the boat and having fun and have many fond memories spending summers all together in the Florida Keys.
Bob’s life took on new meaning with the birth of his grandson, Griffin, in 1995. The two quickly became “best buddies” and shared an unbreakable bond. They spent time together “playing cars”, fishing, walking the beach searching for treasures, exploring the mountains of North Carolina and countless hours talking about life. Bob was a permanent fixture in the stands at all of Griffin’s baseball games from t-ball through high school. He was from the generation that did not say the words “I love you” very often, but he showed them with his actions. We all love you, Dad.
Until we meet again, Love, Cindy, Robbie and Chris A celebration of life will take place at a later date due to Covid-19 restrictions - TBD
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