Robert G. Wade

Robert G. Wade, aka “Booper,” of Chatham, MA, passed away peacefully on November 27, 2024, at the age of 85.
Booper served his country as a Marine and was honorably discharged in 1962. Later that year he became a Needham Firefighter where he worked for 42 years. He was a longtime resident of Needham, President of the Needham Firefighters Union, a Boy Scout Leader, and worked tirelessly to develop the town mini bike program. He was an avid hunter and fisherman; fishing brought him to Chatham in 1975, where he retired in 2003.
Booper is survived by his beloved wife Ann of 62 years, and their sons and wives:  Robert and Lianne (Cody), Jeffrey and Carolyn (Geagan) and Christopher and Tabitha (Kimball), and 5 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Donations in his name can be made to: Tunnel to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306 or online at: T2T.org.
A Celebration of Life will be held in the Spring.