Robert Owen MacGregor, 90, of Westport, Massachusetts, died Monday, October 13, 2008 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts. He was the devoted husband of Marguerite “Carol” (Maynard) MacGregor.
He was born in Dedham, Massachusetts, the son of the late Archibald and Marion (Tick) MacGregor.
Mr. MacGregor graduated from Jamaica Plain High School and attended Massachusetts Nautical Training School n/k/a Massachusetts Maritime Academy before proudly joining the U.S. Navy where he served in Africa and the South Pacific during World War II.
After being honorably discharged in 1945, he returned home and ran his family’s business, The Archibald MacGregor Upholstery Company in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He retired in 1978 and settled in Westport, Massachusetts, spending his winters in Puerto Rico.
Sailing was his passion and with his family he sailed the waters of Cape Cod, the Elizabeth Islands, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket on their 33’ Columbia sloop, “Fortune”.
Mr. MacGregor is survived by his brother and best friend, MacLaren H. MacGregor of Kittery Point, Maine, his sons, Robert Bruce MacGregor of Wakefield, Rhode Island and Rob Roy MacGregor of Westport, Massachusetts, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.
A memorial service and burial will be privately held at the National Cemetery, Otis Air Force Base, Bourne, Massachusetts.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163