Robert King, 66, of Fort Myers Beach, Fla. and Pemaquid Point, passed away at his home in Maine on Sept. 15.
Bob was born in the Red Hook, N.J. neighborhood of Brooklyn in 1948, and spent summers in Budd Lake until his family moved to Budd Lake year-round in 1963. He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and then graduated from West Morris High School in 1966. He raised his daughters in Budd Lake, and moved to Fort Myers Beach, Fla. in 1992. Since 2005 he summered in Pemaquid Point.
He began his career as a tool and diemaker, starting at Picatinny Arsenal. He shifted to sales in that industry, working for Hollingsworth Terminals and Blanchard Abrasives. He later sold real estate with Century 21 in Florida before his retirement.
In Budd Lake, Bob was involved with the Knights of Columbus through St. Jude’s Church. Later, Bob was an active member of Sons of the American Legion Post 42 in Damariscotta and the Moose Lodge 964 in Fort Myers Beach, Fla.
Bob was an enthusiastic sports fan. In Fort Myers, he rooted for HPK team annually in the Roy Hobbs World Series. In his spare time, he loved to captain his boat, the “Just One More,” in the Gulf of Mexico and was a voracious reader.
He was predeceased by his parents, Robert F. King and Florence Donnelly King; wife, Jean King; brothers, Thomas King and Brian King; and sister, Maureen Winnie, all of Budd Lake, N.J.
Bob is survived by devoted partner, Kathleen Brown of Fort Myers Beach, Fla. and Pemaquid Point; children, Rosemary King of Lambertville, N.J., Julie King Kelly of Hopatcong, N.J., and Jamie King of West Palm Beach, Fla.; brother, Patrick King and sister-in-law Patricia King, both of St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Nicole and Reghan Kelly and Fiona, Tige, and Rory Larkin; nieces and nephews, Jessica Priest, Matthew Winnie, Desiree King, Sarah King Glotfelty, and Robert J. King; as well as four great-nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sat., Oct. 10 at Cochran Funeral Home in Hackettstown, N.J. Another memorial service will take place in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., at a later date.
Condolences, and messages for the family, may be expressed by visiting www.StrongHancock.com.
Arrangements are under the direction and care of the Strong-Hancock Funeral Home, 612 Main St., Damariscotta.
