Robert Kevin Fawcett died May 21 at home surrounded by his family. He was born in Lowell, Mass on November 29, 1949 to the late Francis G. Fawcett and the late Katherine (Walsh) Fawcett.

He graduated from Lowell High School, class of ‘67, attended St. Xavier University, Nova Scotia and graduated from University of Lowell in 1981. He served his country during the Vietnam era.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Priscilla (Bigold) Fawcett; son Michael and his wife Lesley (Whiting) Fawcett of Malden; son Ryan Fawcett and precious granddaughter Lily-Anne Heywood of Londonderry; his brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Dolores (Branco) Fawcett, Bryan and Elizabeth (Toohey) Fawcett, and brother Tod Fawcett of Lowell, Mass., sister-in-law Donna Bigold and the late Roger Bigold of Dracut, sister-in-law Maureen Dearstine and her husband David of Elkton, MD, nieces and nephew Renee Bigold of Dracut, Kevin Bigold and his wife Lynne of Dracut, Keith Fawcett of Manassas, VA, Stephanie Reynolds of Denver, CO, grandniece Claire Bigold of Dracut, and many supportive and dear friends.

Bob was Director of Corporate Security for Malden Mills Industries for more than 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 and president.

He was a 37-year member and past president of Mt. Pleasant Golf Club in Lowell, Mass. His love of skiing led to many trips out west and to the mountains of N.H. 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, N.H.

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 to 2006. He coached Panther Pop Warner football, flag football, and Little League baseball in Londonderry for many years. He received the Red Cross Lifesaving Award for the successful revival of a sick 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.