Remembering Bill Rodimon
Bill Rodimon passed away late Sunday night, January 17th, after a long illness. Bill was a true beach treasure and greeted everyone with a smile, a handshake and a story to the very end.
Bill enjoys an HBA Clubhouse dinner, July 2009
Bill on his bike....a Higgins legend!
If weather discouraged biking, Bill would revert to neighborhood greetings on foot!
Bill and Pat, on the right with Mary August, show up for an HBA Dinner
As Bill pedals off into the sunset, we wish him well on his continued journey.
The following obituary appeared in the local Scarborough Leader:
William Gibbons Rodimon, 89, died Jan.17, 2010, at Maine Medical Center after a long battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 26, 1920 in Northampton, Mass. He was a son of Walter S. Rodimon and Gladys Gibbons Rodimon. He graduated from the Northampton High School. He enlisted in the Navy and served in the South Pacific during World War II and the invasion of the islands. He was a pharmacist first class. On being honorably discharged from the Navy, he entered American International College in Springfield, Mass. He was recalled during the Korean War and when he returned to school he graduated with a degree in economics.
He married the former Patricia K. Welch on Aug. 9, 1949. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in August 2009. They made their home in Westfield, Mass. They had one daughter, Melissa, who is retiring after 34 years in the Wareham, Mass., school system as assistant principal.
Mr. Rodimon retired from the Westfield Post Office. He and his wife moved to live year round at Higgins Beach in 1986, where they summered for many years. He and his wife enjoyed many old and new friends at Higgins Beach. In his first years, Mr. Rodimon caught many fish off the rocks. In later years, he was seen feeding the seagulls and delivering newspapers to his friends' front steps. He rode his bicycle and walked the beach four times a day.
Mr. Rodimon was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 124 in Westfield, Mass., and the VFW. He was also a member of the Higgins Beach Association. Mr. Rodimon is predeceased by his parents; his three brothers, Clark, Warner and Frederick, and a sister; Elizabeth. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughter Melissa and husband, Lawrence Whelen, of Onset, Mass.; and two sisters, Martha Makula and Charlotte King and friend Jack Carpenter. He also leaves behind his nephew, Richard King, wife, Judy, and daughter, Sarah, and nieces, Christine Makula and Elizabeth and Roger Richardson and daughter, Elizabeth. Private services will be held in Northampton, Mass., in the summer. Donations may be made to the Higgins Beach Association, PO Box 262, Scarborough, ME 04070 or Maine Medical Center, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 108, Scarborough, ME 04074. Online condolences may be expressed at www.hobbsfuneralhome.com. Arrangement: by the Hobbs Funeral Home, Scarborough.
