Robert "Bob" Bagdis was born to the late Mary (Kupstas) Bagdis Kriptowicz and Joseph Bagdis . Bob was raised in Worcester, MA by his mother Mary and stepfather Edward Kriptowicz. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1953, and proudly served in the Pacific on the aircraft carriers USS Oriskany and USS Bon Homme Richard. After honorable discharge, he continued his service in the Navy Reserves. He was a competitive diver while a student at Worcester Junior College, then transferred to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, from which he earned a BS in Electrical Engineering. He began his engineering career at Bell Labs in NJ; then Bob worked in engineering and management for Sanders Associates in NH, Norton Co in MA. He finished his professional career developing energy efficiency programs for Boston Edison (now NSTAR). He continued graduate studies of both engineering and management science for over thirty years.
Bob chaired the Millbury Finance Committee for several years, and later supported energy efficiency efforts for the Northborough-Southborough school district.
After living for shorter periods in NJ, NH, and Millbury MA, Bob and wife Jennie resided in Northboro, MA for 40 years, moving in 2015 to New Horizons in Marlboro.
Bob was an avid sailor and many family memories were built around summer weekends and vacations spent on three different boats. He earned his Commercial Captain's License, and loved taking friends and family out for sailing, fishing, or whale watching cruises. He also was a Certified Hypnotist and operated several small businesses after his formal retirement.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Genevieve Josephine Pustis Bagdis; four children, daughters Michelle Keller of Hinesburg VT, Andrea MacKenzie and Charles of Sutton MA, Laura Haney and Doug of Ashland MA, and son Robert Bagdis of North Carolina; seven grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary, his stepfather Edward Kriptowicz, and his father Joseph Bagdis.