Robert Pickard

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Biography

Robert J. Pickard

Robert J. Pickard, 91, died Sept. 6, 2009. He was born in Brockton, Mass., and lived in Vero Beach since 1981. He was a commercial artist, freelancer and former president of Crawley/Pickard Inc., a Boston advertising and public relations firm. He studied at the Boston School of Practical Art and was a graduate of the New England School of Art. He was of Catholic faith. He was a member of the Sons and Daughters of the First Settlers of Massachusetts, a life member of the U.S. Naval Institute at Annapolis, the Rolls Royce Owners Club and the Antique Automobile Club of America. He was a former member of the Greater Boston Coordinating Committee, Boy Scouts of America, Boston Advertising Club and Arundel Yacht Club at Kennebunkport, Maine. He also was a member of the Standish Guards at Plymouth, Mass., the oldest military company in America. Survivors include his brother, Lloyd A. "Chuck" Pickard of Vero Beach. He was preceded in death by sister, Mona Goodwin of Plymouth. SERVICES: Interment will be at the Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Mass., at a later date. Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach. A guest book may be signed at lowtherfuneralhome.com.

Cremation

Cremation:

Date: September 2009

Place: Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne MA

Military Service

Military Service: He was a veteran of the Normandy invasion, and was with Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force Civil Affairs Division, and in Germany, was a prosecutor in the Military Government Court during the German De-Nazification Program. He recieved five battle stars in the European Theater of Operations.

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