‘Every day was an adventure’

LUNENBURG — Susan Mello-Conroy is taking comfort in knowing that her adventure-seeking husband died doing something he loved. Bob Conroy and his daughter Merry on top of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire, Nov. 2017.

(COURTESY THE CONROY FAMILY) Robert ‘Bob’ Conroy perished while rock climbing at Crow Hill in Leominster State Forest on July 11. The accomplished musician, seasoned climber and hiker, and beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend was just 69. “He lived life on his terms, loved the outdoors, and thought every day was an adventure,” said his widow.

“He died the way he wanted to, doing something he absolutely loved.” Susan said her husband of nearly 45 years was one of the most physically fit people she knew. He went to the gym several times a week and once rode his bicycle all the way from Revere, Mass.

to San Francisco, Calif. – over 3,100 miles. It was his bicycle that brought him to Lunenburg from Hudson, where the couple lived previously.

Susan said he came home one day from that long bike ride and declared that they were moving to Lunenburg – that was 35 years ago. “I didn’t care to move, I liked living in Hudson,” Susan recalled. “As usual, my husband was correct.

We have a beautiful yard and a house that’s perfect for us.” They raised two children together, Merry and Kyle, and welcomed a “lovely” daughter-in-law into their family, Jovie, who is from L.A.

Susan relayed that “Massachusetts culture was a big change for .