Robert “Bob” Earle Nadeau, MD, passed peacefully on December 26 in Providence surrounded by family.

The son of Alfred F. and Inez Nadeau, Bob was born in Lewiston, Maine, on September 13, 1938.

He graduated in 1960 from Brown University, where he met his wife, Elizabeth Tillinghast, and was a member of the varsity golf team and Delta Upsilon. In 1964, Bob graduated from Tufts Medical School and completed his medical residency at Dartmouth. He then served as a Captain and general internist in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1969, stationed in Spangdahlem, Germany. Bob further trained in psychiatry at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, where he continued on as Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry. A member of the American Psychiatric Society, Bob continued in private practice and teaching until retiring in 2009.

He enjoyed summers and retirement in Little Compton, where he was passionately engaged in playing golf with his friends, driving his tractor and working in his woodshop. He was especially fond of the many visits from his ever growing and loving family.

Bob is survived by Elizabeth Tillinghast Nadeau, his loving wife of 58 years, and his four children, Elizabeth J. Nadeau (Robert Legge) of Lyons, NY, Dana T. Nadeau (Joel Richnak) of Nevada City, Calif., Robert E. Nadeau (Arielle Basch) of New York City, and Jennifer J. Nadeau, MD (Jay Guthin) of Barrington. He is also survived by his brother David Nadeau, eight grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A celebration of Bob’s life will be held in Little Compton, in the summer of 2019. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to Butler Hospital’s Memory and Aging Program: https://foundation.butler.org/