Sad news to share..

Bill Romp, previous owner, has passed.

To all of our marina family, we want you to know that yesterday evening Bill Romp passed away.

Bill’s parents started Romps out of nothing more than a swamp and a dream. Bill started working the marina in the 7th grade and later with his wife Molly, his parents, and his brother Tom and his wife Martha Jane, ran the day to day operation of the marina. 

The family survived the 1969 flood that destroyed most of the marina, and again the devastating 1985 winter flood. In 1986 bill purchased the marina outright and along with Molly ran it until retirement in the early 2000’s.

He was always expanding the marina, adding picnic shelters, a pool, mini-golf, the ice cream stand. Not to mention seawall and utility upgrades.

He was a hard working, strait forward, honest and caring individual. Quiet by nature, but sincere as them come.

He will be missed by our family as we try to carry on the lessons he instilled in everyone who ever worked with him.

He loved the marina and the boaters.

You can leave a tribute here:

https://www.riddlefuneralhome.com/obituaries/william-romp

Cap’n R

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