Robert C. Penney of Eastham, age 86, died suddenly on January 21, 2017.  He was the loving husband of the late Avis (Hallett) Penney, to whom he was married for 37 years.  Robert was the youngest son of the late Harold and Ada (Barton) Penney. 
 
Robert was born in Plymouth, NH, on December 17, 1930 and was a graduate of Orleans High School and of Bryant College, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.
 
He served our country as a Sergeant for the Battery D, 685^th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion of the U.S. Army National Guard during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in August 1953.  Robert lived in Eastham, MA until 2012, and had worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for 25 years.
 
Robert was the Eastham Town Moderator for seven years, and was a Director of the Massachusetts Moderators Association.  He was a member of the Eastham Republican town committee and served as its Publicity Chairman; Chairman of the Outer Cape Republican Council, former Director of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Wellfleet Chamber of Commerce, and coordinator for both Massachusetts Governor Sargent and Congressman Francis Hastings Keith. 
 
He was a former member of the Eastham fire department, Eastham board of health, the Nauset Lions, Nauset Elks and Crystal River Florida Moose lodge.
 
Surviving Robert are his three children Caren A. Love of Canandaigua NY; Duncan Penney of Pittsburgh, PA, and Robert E Penney of Sandwich, MA. and three grandchildren:  Shannon Love, Devin and Ayden Penney.
 
A memorial graveside service will be held on Saturday February 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM in the Dennis Village Cemetery, Route 6A, Dennis MA.  Arrangements by Hallett Funeral Home, South Yarmouth, Mass.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, or a charity of your choice.
 
 

Bob will be missed; he was my father-in-law for over 20 years. His accomplishments and contributions to society were many. He was an intelligent man with a desire to be good at the many things he had an interest in up to the time of his death. His love for his deceased wife, Avis, was inspiring and his desire to one day be with her in heaven was his fondest wish. Bob's greatest contribution is that he raised three children and had three grandchildren, all of whom will miss him. Rest In Peace Bob