Robert J. Connelly Jr. died recently in Pawtucket, R.I. He was 70. He was the beloved husband of Patricia Lilly Connelly. Born in Central Falls, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Vivian Duchesneau Connelly.

He attended St. Raphael Academy, Tabor Academy, Brown University, Boston University and Suffolk University where he obtained his law degree. He served as Clerk of the District Court, Assistant City Solicitor, Probate Judge of the city of Central Falls, long-time legal counsel to the House Corporations Committee and more recently he served as Of Counsel for Connelly Law Offices. He long had been active in local politics and maintained offices in Central Falls, Lincoln and Pawtucket. He split his time between Rhode Island and Oak Bluffs, where he planned to retire.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, R.J. Connelly 3rd, Esquire and his wife, Jennifer of Mystic, Ct., and Major John F. Connelly 3rd and his wife Megan of Groton, Ct., one sister, Patricia Buonanno and her husband Joseph of Wakefield.