Obituary of Robert B. Mays

Bob was raised in the Clarion/Knox area of Pennsylvania and was a graduate of White Memorial High School in Knox, PA. He earned his BS Degree from Clarion University and was awarded his Masters degree from Penn State University, Main Campus, where he completed doctoral work with exception of residency and dissertation. He was awarded a General Electric Economics Fellowship to Study Economics at Union College in Schenectady, NY. Bob served in the US Army from 1951-1953 as an ENT Technologist at Fort Ord Army Hospital in California. Upon honorable discharge from the Army, Bob became a teacher and later a Principal at Lowville Academy and Central Schools in Lowville, NY until 1959 when he moved to Westfield, NY. He retired from Westfield Academy and Central School in 1985 following a distinguished career at WACS that included starting as a teacher, then becoming the 7-12 principal and finally as the K-12 Principal. Bob was active in the Middle States Accrediting Assoc. where he chaired 10 evaluation committees. Bob has also served as the President of the Chautauqua County Athletic Assoc. Active outside of School, in his community, Mr. Mays were instrumental in forming the Westfield Counseling Service and served as its original treasurer. Bob was a devoted Member of the First Presbyterian Church and Society of Westfield, where he served as a deacon, trustee, elder and clerk of session. Bob served on the Patterson Library Board of Directors and had been a Board member and Past president of the former Westfield United Fund. He had also been active with Summit Lodge #219 F & AM and had been a member of the Loyal Order of Moose #118 both of Westfield. He enjoyed gardening and traveling and had visited many countries in Europe, South America, North Africa and China. Bob loved antiques and had been proprietor of Mays Antiques, and was involved in the Market Place on Main and the Antiques Marketplace.