Robert J. Katzeff

Robert (Bob) Katzeff, a half-century resident of Stamford CT, died on April 11, 2013. He was 80 years old and the cause was cancer. He and his wife recently moved to Kensington, Maryland to be closer to their daughter.

The only child of David and Dora (Winer) Katzeff, Bob was born in Worcester, MA on June 13, 1932. He is survived by Bette (“the light of my life, my beautiful wife”) his adored spouse and partner of 54 years, his two devoted and loving children Dan (Cindy) Katzeff of Livingston, NJ, and his daughter Julie (David) Murray of Potomac, MD and five cherished grandchildren; Andrew and Carly Katzeff and Lauren, Hannah and Eric Murray.

A graveside funeral service and interment will take place at the Congregation Agudath Sholom Cemetery, 554 Westhill Road, Stamford, CT at 1pm on Sunday April 14th, 2013.

Bob’s formative years were spent in Arlington, MA where he attended local schools and graduated from Arlington High School in 1950. He received a B.S. in Motion Pictures from Boston University (B.U.) in 1954, and then was drafted in the U.S. Army that same year. After basic training at Fort Dix, NJ, he was sent to Germany to complete an 18-month tour of duty. During that time, Bob was assigned to the Armed Forces Network radio station in Berlin as an announcer, writer and engineer.

After completion of military service in 1956, Bob returned to B.U. where, in 1958, he received an M.S. in Communications. He then entered Boston’s working world where his first jobs were as a TV news cameraman and later, as a technical writer and editor (ITEK Corp.) It was at this time that Bob was introduced to his future wife by a mutual friend, and marriage followed in late 1958. In 1959, he accepted a job as a motion picture coordinator with American Machine and Foundry in Greenwich, and he and Bette moved to Stamford.

In 1963, Bob became a commuter, marking the start of a long career in public relations with AT&T and the Bell System (almost entirely in New York City). With Western Electric, he was involved with writing, shooting and editing a variety of corporate film productions. He then moved into print and technical information. Bob was promoted and transferred to AT&T as a press and public relations supervisor. He retired from this position in 1987. Bob then spent several years post-retirement with Southern New England Telephone in New Haven, and finally wrapped up his career with Business Communications Company in Norwalk, CT as the editor of a monthly transportation technology newsletter.

He was a member of the Stamford Senior Men’s Association (SMAS) for 13 years, and for three years was the editor of SMAS News, the organization’s monthly newsletter. Bob and his family belonged to Congregation Agudath Sholom for almost 50 years and he was a member of B’nai B’rith,

Bob was a “diehard” Boston Red Sox fan and looked upon football, basketball and hockey as but interludes between baseball seasons. In retirement, he and Better traveled extensively, and Bob also enjoyed gardening, reading, photography, classical music, opera and various types of collecting. Best of all, he was a devotee of the fine art of conversation and from this you can draw your own conclusions.

Contributions to his memory can be made to;

Connections (Memory Care)

Kensington Park

3620 Littledale Road

Kensington, Maryland 20895

Attn: Courtney

(301) 946-7700 Arrangemetns by Leo P. Gallagher Funeral Home http://www.leopgallagherstamford.com/