Robert "Lefty" S. Lyons

Pawtucket – Robert “Lefty” S. Lyons, 96, passed away on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, 2020.  A lifelong resident of Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Sylvester T. and Marion I. (O’Donnell) Lyons. Bob proudly enlisted in the United States Army on March 8, 1943 at the age of nineteen and landed on Normandy Beach on June 9, 1944 – three days after D-Day. He participated in campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant on December 2, 1945 with five combat battle citations including the Battle of the Bulge with General Patton.   Bob was employed by Corning Glass Works, Central Falls, for forty-three years before retiring. He was a member of the former BPOE Lodge No. 920, Pawtucket. An avid golfer, he was a league member at Stone-E-Lea Golf Course, Attleboro. Bob enjoyed time spent at the former Narragansett Race Track and he also enjoyed playing cards, dancing and boxing. Bob leaves a daughter, Robin L. Allard of Pawtucket; a sister,...