Dr. Robert James Mealy III DDS, 77, of Norfolk, VA peacefully passed away on January 24, 2022. The first child of the late Robert James Mealy, Jr, and the late Lucille Morse Mealy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Bob,” as he was called by family and friends, was a graduate of Maggie Walker High School in 1962 and received his undergraduate degree at Virginia Union University in Richmond, VA, where he was also initiated into the Gamma Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1964.
He was drafted to serve in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and achieved the rank of Second Lieutenant. After being honorably discharged, he secured a position with the Department of Health and taught night school for The Richmond Public School System. He then relocated to attend dental school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, TN, where he received his Doctorate Degree in Dental Surgery (DDS).
After leaving Nashville, TN, Bob moved his family to Virginia Beach, VA, where he secured a job with the Norfolk Department of Health, while also serving his community by volunteering for the Red Cross of Norfolk. He then established his private dental practice in Chesapeake, VA, as a General Dental Practitioner and was a member of the John McGrift-Old Dominion Dental Society. Bob practiced dentistry for more than 35 years until he retired in 2014.
Bob had a passion for tennis and swimming. He participated in his kid’s extracurricular activities and loved cooking for family and friends. In his later years, his grandchildren brought him a great abundance of joy. He was a gentle, easy-going, and generous man with a strong devotion to family.
Left to cherish and honor his memory: his wife of 54 years, Rhonda Goodman Mealy; his four children, Robert James Mealy IV (Felicia), Bryasan Mealy-Norris (Troy), Derek Mealy, Wraegen Williams (Dwight); eight loving grandchildren; his three brother’s Santa Mealy (Dallas), Julian Mealy (Karen), Maurice (Wink) Mealy. and host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
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