Cassidy, Robert Irvin

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Birth

Robert Irvin Cassidy was born November 29, 1910 in Isle of Jersey, UK, the son of Edward Rochefort Cassidy (1861 – 1942) and Nellie Styer (Irvin) (1888 – 1979). He was the grandson of William Cassidy

Military Service

Robert Cassidy was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. After Robert took part in the invasion of Southern France in World War II, he worked his way around enemy lines to visit with his mother in Port Blanc, France. There he learned his father Edward had died behind enemy lines in 1942.

Occupation

Robert Irvin Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce,

Marriage & Children

Robert Irvin Cassidy

Death

Robert Irvin Cassidy died November 17, 1996 in NY

Obituary

ROBERT I. CASSIDY: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - Tuesday, November 19, 1996

Deceased Name: ROBERT I. CASSIDY

ALBANY -- Robert I. Cassidy, 85, of Albany, died on November 11, 1996. He was born in the Isle of Jersey, Great Britain to the late Edward R. and Nelle Styer Cassidy. He has lived in the Capital Region for most of his life. Mr. Cassidy operated Perennial Gardens in Guilderland for many years as a Horticultural Contractor. He was a Horticulturist all his life. He was a member of the Guilderland Chamber of Commerce, and was a US Army veteran having served during World War II. Survivors include a lifelong family friend, Larry R. Scarborough of Poughkeepsie and three dear friends, Richard Hansen, John Tabner and John G. Miller. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Tebbutt Funeral Home, 633 Central Ave., Albany. Friends are invited and may call on Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Those who wish may send a remembrance to the Cathedral of All Saints, 62 S. Swan Street, Albany.
Edition: THREE STAR
Page: B6
Copyright, 1996, (c) Times Union. All Rights Reserved.

Additional Media

• Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Sick at School - Altamont Enterprise December 22, 1922
• Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Home From School - Altamont Enterprise December 18, 1924
• Cassidy Family - Mary Cagger Obiturary - Watertown Daily Times July 6, 1926
• Cassidy Family - St. Lucy's Church History - Altamont Enterprise August 12, 1932,
• Cassidy Family - Cassidy Trust Fund Quarrel - Albany Evening News November 25, 1933
• Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy and his Flowers - Unknown Source - about 1937
• Cassidy Family - Lucie Cassidy at Home Photo - Altamont Enterprise May 22, 1937
• Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Foreclosure - Altamont Enterprise December 31, 1937
• Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Foreclosure II - Altamont Enterprise February 4, 1938
• Cassidy Family - Knox Service Flag Honors Sixteen Men - Altamont Enterprise July 31, 1942
• Cassidy Family - 1943 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise June 18, 1943
• Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy Trust Fund - Altamont Enterprise February 25, 1944
• Cassidy Family - 1944 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise April 14, 1944
• Cassidy Family - Area Soldier Visits Mother in Brittany - Altamont Enterprise November 17, 1944
• Cassidy Family - 1944 Legal Resolved - The Knickerbocker Press– About 1945
• Cassidy Family - 1945 Legal Action - Altamont Enterprise February 2, 1945
• Cassidy Family - Robert I. Cassidy receives $50,000 - Altamont Enterprise May 18, 1945
• Cassidy Family - Edward R. Cassidy Will - Altamont Enterprise January 23, 1948

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