Robert M Burr

Robert Maxwell Burr (Bob) of Old Town, Maine and most recently West Palm Beach, Florida passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 after a brief illness at the age of 83. Loving husband of 60 years to Hannelore (Paefgen) Burr, he was father to Renee (Burr) Parks and Andrew Burr and adored his grandchildren, Juliana Parks, Megan Burr, and Sean Parks. He was the eldest of 3 siblings, brother to James (Jim) Burr and Catherine (Cathy) (Burr) Lauhon. A 21-year veteran of the Army, with two Vietnam War tours, he was recognized by the National Intelligence Community as a national level intelligence and counterintelligence authority on Far Eastern communication and received many medals, including the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation, Air Force Commendation, Good Conduct and (2) Vietnam Service medals to name a few. In his civilian life, Bob was an avid philatelist who served as the President of the Cresthaven Stamp Club for many years and was a member of the Hollywood Florida Stamp Club as well. He was an avid treasure hunter and could often be found at local beaches and parks metal detector in hand. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Robert Burr's memory to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, a charitable 503c organization which helps America's heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building custom-designed smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. They are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and aiding the victims of major U.S. disasters. You can make your donation here: https://t2t.org/donate/.