TIMESLEDGER | QNS.12 COM | APRIL 24-APRIL 30, 2020
Bob’s guidance, winning
three Catholic Individual
Cross-Country Races and
11 New York State individual
titles.
Brother Bob’s love of
running was first nurtured
while he attended
St. Peter’s High School
for Boys on Staten Island.
There, he was mentored
by Coach John Tobin,
who helped him grow
intellectually and physically
as a runner. Later,
Brother Bob was appointed
cross-country captain
at Marist College where
he would graduate with a
degree in History in 1969.
Brother Bob completed
his MA in Religious Studies
at Webster College.
Brother Bob retired
from teaching at the end
of the 2014-15 school year,
but he remained an active
member of Molloy’s
coaching staff. He also
continued to contribute
to the planning and dayof
coordination of the
Stanner Games, Molloy’s
annual large-scale track
and field meet held at
The Armory in Manhattan.
The nationally recognized
meet welcomes
thousands of studentathletes
from hundreds
of schools to compete in
a full-array of track and
field events.
Brother Bob has been
recognized for his contributions
to high school
track and field with induction
into the Catholic
High School Athletic Association
Hall of Fame,
the Armory Hall of Fame,
the US Track & Field Hall
of Fame, and Molloy’s
Track & Field Wall of
Honor. The Marist Brothers
recently honored the
memory of Brother Bob
by planting a tree at their
retreat property in Esopus,
New York.
The Marist Brothers
announced that due to
current restrictions on
public gatherings, a memorial
mass for Brother
Bob will be held on a later
date. Molloy High School
asks the community to
join them in prayer for
the repose of the soul of
Brother Bob.
On their Facebook
page, alumni mourned
and remembered Brother
Bob as an “inspiration”
and an “absolute
treasure.”
Announcements regarding
future plans for
a memorial can be found
on the Molloy website at
www.molloyhs.org.
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
The Archbishop Molloy
High School community
is in mourning
following the passing of
Brother Robert Andrews,
known as Brother Bob, on
April 7, 2020. Brother Bob
died of complications related
to the coronavirus.
Brother Bob served
Molloy High School for
over 43 years. He began
his teaching and coaching
career at St. Helene
High School, now known
as Msgr. Scanlan High
School, in the Bronx in
1970. After five years as
their varsity boys coach,
he transitioned to Molloy
High School in 1975.
Brother Bob served
as a social studies and
religion teacher as well
as a track and field and
cross-country coach.
During his tenure, Brother
Bob helped countless
student athletes realize
their full potential.
Under his leadership,
Molloy won a New York
State Cross-Country
Championship, 17 New
York City Catholic Indoor
and Outdoor Titles,
and over 75 Brooklyn/
Queens Catholic Sectional
Championships.
Molloy’s student-athletes
also achieved individual
success under Brother
Brother Bob in the 1980s.
Photos courtesy of Molloy High School
Archbishop Molloy High School
mourns beloved teacher, coach
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