Bob Duncan
Robert Cameron Duncan, 71, husband of the Rev. Lucinda Duncan, died October 21, 2013 at his home in Concord, MA. After beginning his career as a teacher in the Lincoln (MA) public schools, Bob was hired by the Fenn School in Concord as teacher, coach, head of the Lower School, and assistant headmaster for 29 years.
A native of Concord, he graduated from Lawrence University in Wisconsin, and from Tufts University with a M.Ed. Bob and Lucinda also served as a Peace Corps volunteers, building one-room schools in rural Honduras.
Bob was a lifelong sailor, who relished summers on sailboats off the coast of Maine. He loved serving as the Fenn School “band aide” and marching alongside the Fenn School Marching Band in Concord’s annual Patriots Day Parade.
Bob wrote the last edition of The Cruising Guide to the New England Coast, following several decades of authorship by his father and grandfather. Bob earned his captain’s license and for many years assisted his father and later his son, Alec, in taking passengers for hire aboard their 32-foot Friendship sloop, “Eastward,” in Boothbay Harbor.
He is survived by his wife, Lucinda; his twin brother, William Duncan and sister-in-law, Lizbeth, of Burke, VA; brother, John Duncan (Carol), of Charlotte, NC; sons, Roger Duncan (Martina), of Bath, ME; Ritch Duncan (Rachel), of New York City; and Alec Duncan of Denver, CO. He is also survived by two granddaughters.
Condolences may be sent to Lucinda Duncan, 76 Upland Road, Concord, MA 01742.