b'MEMBER NEWSMEMBER NEWS Captain Robert M. LumppAug. 18, 1931April 30, 2023P VAPastPresident(1981)andlong- Episcopal Church of the Advent in Palm City, time PVA supporter Capt. Robert M.Fla., at a later date, with his remains to be in-Lumpp passed away on April 30, 2023.terned in the Columbarium there.Captain Lumpp was an active member of PVA in its early days as the National Association ofHe was born in Mattoon, Ill. on Aug. 18, 1931, Passenger Vessel Owners (NAPVO). He wasto Dr. Herman C. and Dorothy M. Lumpp, owner/operator of the Mark Twain Riverboatnow deceased. He graduated from Mattoon Company in Hannibal, Mo., and was part ofHigh School and attended DePauw University atight-knitgroupofinlandriveroperatorsand the University of Illinois. He served in thetee. Lumpp was also active on various tourism who defined the standards for passenger vesselU.S. Army. promotion boards.operationsandcustomerservice.Captain Lumpp was also extremely active in the asso- Lumpp began his broadcast career at age 15 atAfter retirement, he expanded his love for fine ciations work with the U.S. Coast Guard inWLBH in Mattoon, Ill. He worked in radioart and painted large landscapes and his special crafting regulation concerning U.S. passengerand television and commercial art and adver- renderings of Old Glory. His paintings are in vessels. Having worked in commercial art andtising until he was 40 when he changed coursesgalleries in Illinois, Missouri, and Florida.advertisingpriortoenteringthepassengerand switched to passenger vessels.vessel industry, Captain Lumpp designed theHewasamemberoftheEffinghamNoon logos for both NAPVO and for PVA. He wasHis flagship operation was the Mark TwainRotaryClub,EffinghamArtGuild,Trinity inducted into the PVA Hall of Fame in 2018. riverboat in Hannibal, Mo. He had riverboatsEpiscopal Church in Mattoon and The Epis-in Chattanooga and Knoxville, Tenn.; Jeffer- copal Church of the Advent in Palm City, Fla. The following obituary is from the Effinghamsonville, Ind.; Mobile, Ala.; Tunica, Miss. and Daily News: North Little Rock, Ark. He was Past PresidentHe was married for forty-eight years to Sarah of the Passenger Vessel Association where heMargaretLumpofChampaign,Ill.,until Capt. Robert M. Lumpp, 91, of Effingham,alsoservedonvariouscommittees.PVAin- her death in 2013. He is survived by his wife, Ill.,andRivieraBeach,Fla.,diedApril30,ducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2018. TheDarlene K. Lumpp of Effingham, Ill., and Riv-2023, at St. Johns Hospital, Springfield, Ill.captain was a member of the United Statesiera Beach, Fla., and his brother Dr. James A. CelebrationofLifeServiceswillbeheldatCoast Guard Navigation and Safety Commit- Lumpp of Oxford, Miss.We take the heat,PVA so you dont have to.Cool. Because you need it. We deliver cool based onCongressional your reality. So no matter where you operate, hot days and heavy loads will never slow you down.Fly-inWhile the PVA CongressionalFly-In is traditionally scheduled in the spring, the PVA Boardof Directors has decided to holdGRIDCOOLERWEKA Omega this event in the fall this year.Keel Cooler Boxcooler Laser Plate As in the past, a full schedule of meetings and activities onCapitol Hill will be planned. fernstrum.com| 1.906.863.5553| sales@fernstrum.com ISO 9001:2015 We hope you will join us then.Watch your email for details. 2023 R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All rights reserved. FERNSTRUM and GRIDCOOLER are registered trademarks of R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All other trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.FOGHORN 34'