Robert Coard (left) was chief executive of ABCD for 40 years.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/file 1996)
Robert Coard, fought for justice as head of ABCD
Robert Coard (left) was chief executive of ABCD for 40 years.
(Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff/file 1996)
Robert M. Coard, a charismatic immigrant from Grenada who united Bostonians from every neighborhood and many backgrounds during 40 years as president and chief executive of the antipoverty agency Action for Boston Community Development, died yesterday at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center in Roslindale. The longtime Boston resident was 82. (Full article: 720 words)
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