Robert James “Bob” Bicknell, Sr., 71, of Leonardtown, MD and formerly of Riverdale, MD, died August 26, 2007 in St. Mary’s Hospital. Born March 15, 1936 in Washington, DC he was the son of the late Roy Nelson and Helen Louise Sutherland Bicknell. He was the loving husband of Bertie Jane Jackson Bicknell, whom he married on July 9, 1955 at St. Francis Xavier Church, St. George’s Island, MD. He is survived by his children; Robert James Bicknell, Jr. of Mechanicsville, MD and Sandra Jane Bicknell Guin of Summerdale, AL, his sister, Patty Lee Nicro, his grandchildren; Joseph C. Mascio, Thomas J. Mascio, Kelli Mascio Powell and Mellisa Bicknell Adams; and his great-grandchildren; Andrew Adams, Skylar Adams and Kailyn Powell. He was preceded in death by his infant son Joseph Andrew Bicknell. A graduate of Bladensburg High School, “Class of 1955”, Bob moved to St. Mary’s County from Greenbelt, MD in June of 1992. He was employed as a mechanic for Berwyn Sunoco in College Park, MD. For twenty-four years he coached Little League, Babe Ruth Baseball and Boys Club Basketball for the city of Greenbelt. He was the number one fan of the Dallas Cowboys. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 30, 2007 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Holy Face Catholic Church, Great Mills, MD with Fr. Joseph Sileo officiating. Interment will follow in St. George’s Catholic Cemetery, Valley Lee, MD. Pallbearers will be Thomas J. Mascio, George E. McKay, Jr., George E. McKay, Sr., Donald J. Hoyt and Loren T. Hoyt. Honorary pallbearers will be Mellisa J. Adams, Joseph C. Mascio and Kelli M. Powell. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.