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Bob loved his family, friends and all he encountered in life and we were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from him, among them: life is short, be a loyal friend and always keep in touch, those phone calls will surely be missed.<\/p>\n<p>He was born May 29, 1954, was a graduate of Cape Elizabeth High School in 1973 and received his BS degree in Marine Engineering from Maine Maritime Academy in 1977.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeded in death by his parents Joe and Marilyn, survived by his love of his life and wife Regina; stepdaughter who he considered his own Karen; and brothers Michael of Yarmouth, ME, Vincent and Daniel of Sarasota, FL.<\/p>\n<p>A Celebration of Bob&#8217;s life will be held at 4:00pm Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Bayside Community Church &#8211; Sarasota Campus, 8200 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34241.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that friends may make memorial contributions to Maine Maritime Academy Annual Fund Scholarship program; 1 Maine Maritime Academy, Castine, ME 04421-9988.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert &#8220;Bob&#8221; McKenna, age 63, formerly of Cape Elizabeth, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, September 19, 2017. 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