Robert J. Walsh, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Bob moved to Solebury Twp. in 1994. He graduated from C.W. Post Long Island University with a Master’s Degree in Engineering. He served in the National Guard at 17 years old and in the United States Air Force from 1957-1962. During his career as an engineer with Grumman Inc., he worked on the Lunar Excursion Module, the EC-2 Hawkeye Plane, and the Ben Franklin Vessel.

Bob was very interested in model trains, and he and his wife traveled extensively by train. He was involved in regional and amateur theatre on Long Island. Two of his favorite theatre roles were The Padre in “Man of LaMancha” and as Lt. Cable in “South Pacific”. He also sang in the St. Joseph Church Choir in Babylon and travelled with that choir to Rome to sing for Pope John Paul II. In Bucks County, Bob was a member of the Morrisville Community Chorus.

Son of the late John Walsh and Abigail Monahan Walsh, Bob is survived by his wife, Maria Aquilina Walsh, his two sons, Michael Walsh and his wife Rosemary and Robert Walsh and his wife Lynne, and four grandchildren, Jack, Miles, Samuel, and Abigail.

Funeral services with United States Air Force Funeral Honors will be held privately at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, Pa.