| Graduation Year | Class of 1977 |
| Date of Passing | Dec 06, 2018 |
| About | Robert V. Souza Jr., 59, of Middletown, passed away on December 6, 2018 peacefully at home. Born in Newport, he is the son of Robert V. Souza Sr. of Carolina, RI and the late Rita (Ferry) Souza. Besides his father, Robert leaves his son Eli Ariel Kuzminsky of North Kingston and his brother Mick Souza and his wife Carla of Middletown. As a child Robert attended Aquidneck School, then the Gaudet Middle School and later graduated in 1977 from Middletown High School, where he also was on the National Honor Society every year. During his early days Robert enjoyed skateboarding, basketball, playing tennis and spending time at Second Beach with his Mother, brother, cousins and friends. He loved lifting weights with his little brother Mick. They were very competitive with each other. So much so that the boy’s competition with each other turned into Robert pushing his little brother and guiding him along the way to a successful career in bodybuilding. Robert would accompany Mick every time he stepped on stage eventually winning the Mr. America and Mr. Universe Competition. They earned the titles together. He was a Master of Tie Chi and enjoyed teaching Tai Chi at many local gyms. Robert loved sharing his Tai Chi knowledge with everyone no matter where he was. He would teach a class on the beach, at a park or on the front lawn. One of Robert’s favorites jobs was working for the world renowned Interior Decorator Richard Nelson of The Red Unicorn. He worked in many of the famous Newport Mansions and would often travel to New York City to there too. Robert was very meticulous with any work that he did and Richard loved that characteristic about him. |
