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Robert “Bob” Lund, 74, Florida
January 21, 1951 ~ October 09, 2025
Captain Robert “Bob” Lund signed off for the last time on October 9, 2025, completing his final solo flight. The sky was his second home. Bob flew for American Airlines & international flights for over 30 years. While we mourn his absence in our lives, he will always be in our hearts. We take comfort knowing he has clear skies and a perpetual tailwind.
Bob’s passion for planes started at a young age. He logged thousands of hours in the cockpit. To those who knew him, his spirit soared like a great eagle: boundless, smooth, and always ready for the next flight. In 2016, he built his own plane with help from some friends. He enjoyed many smooth flights in that plane taking friends up for a trip along the Florida coast. He traveled around the world countless times and enjoyed flying to Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Besides flying he was also a commander at the American Legion Post 39. He spent the last 3 years there, giving his service and making many meaningful friendships. He loved animals and always helped the strays. His dog “buddy” was his sidekick.
Bob is survived by his fiancé, Margie; furbaby- Buddy; his brothers; Steve (Janet) and John (Joann); and his sister, Andrea (Chip); nieces and nephews, Kim, Emily, Dan, Matt, Dorothy, George, Stephanie, and Hanna; and his sister-in-law, Shaun.
He was predeceased by his parents John and Dorothy; brothers, Jim and Mike; and his sister, Anna.
Bob had many friends, colleagues, and acquaintances. We will surely miss his warm smile and tales from the cockpit. Fly high and soar in the blue skies. “Keep the blue side up” forever captain.
Celebration of life- Legion Post 39 – November 2, 2025@ 2:00 PM
lnurnment- Crestlawn- Vero Beach- November 3, 2025 @ 11:00 AM
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach
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Eugene Joseph Marcinak, 83, Vero Beach
November 01, 1941 ~ October 21, 2025
Eugene Joseph Marcinak, 83, of Vero Beach, Florida and Marine City, Michigan passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. He was born in Hamtramck, Michigan to the late Joseph and Stella Marcinak.
Gene was a graduate of Hamtramck High School and Central Michigan University. After a few starter jobs he spent his entire working career at Chrysler Corporation in Information Technology (IT), beginning in the early days of computers until his retirement in 2001. He was always on the leading edge of computer and security technologies, retiring as head of Corporate Computer Security Worldwide.
Gene loved the outdoors: hunting, fishing, boating, and golf. He always said that he was a better boater than a golfer and he was. He loved boating and his boating vacations in northern Lake Huron. He thoroughly enjoyed the time he took his boat north on the Intracoastal Waterway from Vero Beach to his home in Michigan. Additionally, he was an excellent bowler.
He had a great sense of humor, loved a good time and was a good friend to many. He will be missed! He was a long-time member of Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club, Vero Beach, FL; St. Clair Golf Club, St. Clair, MI; and the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.
Gene is survived by his loving second wife of 42 years, Prudence McIntosh, and his loving daughters, Karen Marcinak and Kathryn Marcinak.
A Visitation will be held 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday, October 27, 2025, with a Prayer Service immediately following at 11:00 a.m., at Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, 1655 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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Julia Price Adams, 93, Vero Beach
April 11, 1932 ~ October 11, 2025
Julia Price Adams, 93, passed away in Vero Beach, Florida, on October 11, 2025. Born in Whitestone, Queens, New York on April 11, 1932, she will be remembered as a loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend.
“Jude” or “Judy,” as she was affectionately known by her loved ones, grew up on her family’s farm near the coal-mining town of Manchester, Kentucky. She and her family attended the local Presbyterian church built on land donated by her grandfather. Unfortunately, only five years after relocating the family south from New York after carpentry and estate-building work became scarce during the Great Depression, Julia’s father succumbed to typhoid and pneumonia, leaving her Brooklyn-born mother to raise five children alone.
After graduating from Clay County High School, Julia went to work at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. She married Russell Adams, a US Air Force member who served during the Korean War, and they moved to Beale Air Force Base in Marysville, California, where their son Ray was born in 1955. They moved to Russell’s hometown of Dayton, Ohio, where Julia worked for the Foreign Technology Division of the US Air Force at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as an Intelligence Research Specialist in the Imagery Department for 32 years. At the time of her retirement, Julia was one of only two women to reach the highest government service level possible in her division. Upon retirement, Julia and Russell moved to Vero Beach to be closer to Ray, Phyllis, and Nolan.
She was an avid gardener and world traveler. She was active in the Pilot Club, the Hibiscus Garden Club, attended the Community Church, and the First Baptist Church in Vero. Her father played the fiddle, and music became an integral part of Julia’s life from a very young age. She began taking piano lessons at the age of eight, walking two miles to the piano teacher’s home and paying her with a dozen eggs from her family’s farm. Her passion for music undoubtedly influenced Ray, a highly successful and accomplished musical performer and educator. Julia was a member of the Vero Beach Choral Society and the Treasure Coast Chorale.
Julia loved God and cherished her family. She is survived by her son Raymond; daughter-in-law Phyllis; and sister Helen Harris-Plank.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Russell; grandson Nolan; parents James Thomas Price and Irene Kathryn Williams; and siblings Ruth Caudill, Alice Price, and Jim Price.
Services will be held on Saturday, October 25th at First Baptist Church of Vero Beach, 2206 16th Ave, Vero Beach, FL, 32960, with visitation beginning at 1:00 PM and memorial service beginning at 2:00 PM.
In honor of Julia’s love of flowers, birds, and butterflies, flowers may be sent for all to enjoy during the service. Donations may be made to the Nolan Case Adams Scholarship in care of the Indian River Charter High School, 6055 College Lane, Vero Beach, FL, 32966.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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Joaquim Paulino Marques “JP,” 85, Vero Beach
August 14, 1940 ~ October 20, 2025
Joaquim Paulino Marques “JP”, age 85, passed away on October 20, 2025, at his home in Vero Beach, FL. He was born in Amoreira, Portugal and moved to the United States in 1973.
In his final days, he was cared for by his loving wife of 53 years Elenize Marques, sons, Carlo (Carrie) and Mark (Callie) Marques, daughter, Tanya (Tommy) Hyde.
JP is survived by grandchildren, Emilio Marques from Colorado; Barrett, Rebecca, Vivian Marques from Vero Beach, Charlee and Lucy Hyde from Vero Beach, Max and Maggie Marques from Vero Beach, and his son, Louis Paulino of Portugal.
He was predeceased by his father, Paulino Marques, mother, Aboboriz Maria Marques, brothers; Inacio Marques, Jose Maques, Antonio Marques, and Tomas Marques.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 4:00-5:00 p.m., with a Memorial Service immediately following at 5:00 p.m., at Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, 1655 27th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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Sheila Kenway Smith, 88, Vero Beach
February 05, 1937 ~ October 28, 2025
With great sadness we announce the passing of Sheila Kenway Smith. Sheila died at home on October 28, 2025.
Sheila was born in Greenwich, CT on February 5, 1937 to Genevieve Cawthra and Ivor (Foxy) Kenway. Her birth was preceded by those of her older sisters Patricia Edwards Waterman and Diana Laing.
Sheila graduated from Greenwich Academy, where she was active in theater, and attended the University of Connecticut. She worked in advertising and for the Committee to Rescue Italian Art in New York City. She managed publication sales at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design and later became assistant to the RISD President, Lee Hall. She took courses in interior design at the RISD extension school.
While in New York she met and married Walter Smith. Sheila and Walter lived on 74th street and lower Fifth Avenue before moving to Warwick Neck, RI. where they shared a house for almost 30 years. After Walter’s death in 1999, Sheila moved to Florida where she resided at Sea Oaks in Vero Beach.
While Sheila and Walter never had children of their own, they were beloved aunt and uncle to her sisters’ children E.L. (Leigh), Duncan {Sally), Kevin {Lisa) and Hillary (Rocky Burdett) Edwards and Ian (Leslie), Chris {Loreen), Melissa and Alec (Alicia) Laing as well as Walter’s sister’s children Paul lngholt and Nancy Evans.
Sheila had a love of travel, first installed in her when her parents took her to Europe after she graduated from the Academy. She later spent time in Monaco with her sister Diana and her family. She and Walter vacationed in Bermuda and Puerto Rico. More recently she realized a life long dream of touring Alaska by rail with her good friend Joan Patota.
During her years at Sea Oaks Sheila was an avid bridge player and willing helper with a number of projects, including the annual Dog Walk. She loved entertaining friends at her many lively dinner parties.
Sheila was predeceased by her parents, sisters, husband, niece Melissa, cherished cousin Sarah Payson, and partner Carl (Ding) Koehler.
Sheila is fondly remembered by her nieces and nephews, and by Ding’s daughters Julie Howe and Jennifer Koehler. She will be greatly missed by her longtime friends Joan Patota and Lane Thornberry.
Services will be held at Christ Church in Greenwich, CT at a date to be announced.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
