The Rev. Robert Sumner Wolley

The Rev. Robert Sumner Wolley, 82, died Dec 25, 2009. As a student at Tufts he suffered a paralyzing back injury. He was told he might never walk again. He not only walked but had brief baseball and hockey careers and sailed on the Great Lakes. He went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees at St. Lawrence University. In addition to his years in the UU ministry he was a high school English teacher. He enjoyed golfing and won several tournaments as a member of the Woods Hole Golf Club Throughout his life he had a passion for writing. He published several books and poems. He recently worked to help people publish books devoted to helping seniors find love again. Marilyn J. Wolley, his wife of 46 years, died in 1995. He is survived by their children Cheryl, Andrea and Charles, two grandchildren and a brother.