Robert M. Sekowski, 80, of Lincroft, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023 after a long illness.

Bob was born on October 25, 1942 in Bayonne, New Jersey, the oldest of Edward and Margaret Sekowski’s three children.  After graduating from Marist High School, he enlisted in the United States Army Reserve.  During his service, he began working for Western Electric while also attending Rutgers University in the evening, from which he graduated in 1972.  Bob spent more than 40 years at Western Electric and its successors, AT&T and Lucent Technologies, rising from the mailroom to financial manager.

In his spare time, Bob enjoyed fishing, drinking bourbon (preferably Maker’s Mark, for which he served as a brand ambassador), cheering for the New York Giants and the New York Yankees, and rooting against the Dallas Cowboys and the Boston Red Sox.  Above all, though, he was devoted to his loving family.  Bob was a “girl dad” before that became a thing; he and his wife raised three strong-willed and passionate daughters (a fact which, quite frankly, he occasionally regretted).

He is survived by his devoted wife of more than 51 years, Marianne (nee Poljanic), his three beloved girls, Michelle Sekowski, Christina Wilson (James), and Lauren Fink (Bryon), his three adored grandchildren, Emily and Caroline Fink and Robert “Bobby” Wilson, his three grand-dogs, his sister Nancy McCusker (Raymond), his brother Edward Sekowski (Gloria), several nieces and nephews, and countless friends and neighbors. He is predeceased by his parents and several beloved dogs and grand-dogs (including Charlie, his “right-hand man” for the early years of his illness).  He was loved and will be missed tremendously.

Friends and family may visit on Thursday, March 23 from 2 pm to 4 pm and 7 pm to 9 pm at the Holmdel Funeral Home, 26 S. Holmdel Road, Holmdel.   A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 24 at 9:15 am in the Church of St. Catharine, 108 Middletown Road, Holmdel. Entombment will follow at Holmdel Cemetery & Mausoleum.

True to form, Bob’s last request to his wife and daughters was that they “throw a party” after his passing and “get as many people drunk as possible.”  In that spirit, please have a drink in his honor.