Deacon Robert Gregory Lorenzo, who served in the Diocese of Camden as a permanent deacon from 1988-2001, died April 24 at the age of 84 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
As an only child growing up in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he was a proud graduate of Cathedral High School and Merrimack College. After studying at MIT, he became a naval architect of the United States Navy and traveled the world. Deacon Lorenzo was honored to be a United States Marine Corps Veteran.
In 1988, he was ordained a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Camden of the Diocese of Camden. Until moving to Fairhaven in 2001, he served the community of Saint Patrick Parish in Woodbury.
In Massachusetts, he served as a deacon at Saint Joseph’s Parish in Fairhaven.
He found “joy in music, swimming, his garden, sitting in the sun on his deck … and he was an avid food enthusiast,” his family remembered in announcing his death.
He is survived by his wife, Mary (O’Neil) and five of his six children, Regina (Jeff) McCready, Gregory (Carrel), Kathryn and life partner (Daniel Morris), Karen (Thomas) Kurtz, Christopher and predeceased by his daughter, Amy. His cherished 12 grandchildren; Ian, Colin, Cassie, Christopher, Sarah, Jon, Izzy, Sophia, Jack, Annie, Katie and Lucas; and his precious “Family O’Neil” including his brothers and sisters-in-law and 11 nieces and nephews. Deacon Lorenzo had many acquaintances and friends who will miss him.
A memorial Mass was celebrated on May 10 at Saint Joseph Parish in Fairhaven. Interment was private at Riverside Cemetery.
Donations can be made to Saint Joseph Parish in Fairhaven for the restoration of 32 Holy Orders Stained Glass Windows.
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