Robert V. Nicholson Jr.
June 19, 1962 – March 1, 2024
Robert (Bob) Nicholson, Jr., age 61, passed away in Leesburg, Florida after a brief illness due to throat cancer.
Bob had recently moved to Florida to be near his father Robert Nicholson, Sr. and his brother James. However, he was definitely a Long Islander all his life. He loved boating, surfing and going to the beach. He grew up in West Islip, NY and graduated from West Islip High School in 1980. He graduated from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY in 1984, with a degree in chemical engineering. After college, he lived in Bayshore and Islip, NY and worked for several engineering firms on Long Island, obtaining his Professional Engineering License from the State of New York in 1995. After obtaining his PE license, he started his own company and then continued as a consultant.
Bob loved putting his engineering skills to good use. He volunteered his time and scientific expertise in a lawsuit exposing a history of soil and groundwater contamination from coal tar residue left by an old manufactured gas plant in Bayshore. He was fascinated by all things technological and was a master at assembling and reconstructing computers.
Bob was proud of his two daughters, who survive him: Samantha Nicholson-Sarmiento (Gus) and Noah Nicholson. He is also survived by his father, Robert V. Nicholson, Sr.; his sisters Linda Howe (Greg), Terese Nicholson, Lani Nicholson (David Stormberg), and Margaret Greenman; and his brother James Nicholson. He was predeceased by his mother Margaret D. Nicholson.
The family will receive visitors on Long Island, NY on Thursday March 21, 2024 from 10 am to 12 pm at Arthur F White Funeral Home – Bethpage, 234 Broadway, Bethpage, NY 11714, (516) 931-1454, with burial to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery, 2030 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735, (631) 249-6100.
