Birth date: Jan 13, 1937 Death date: Oct 10, 2024
Roy Stehle Vollmer, Jr., born January 13, 1937 in Philadelphia, passed away at home in Riverton NJ on October 10, 2024 due to complications from cancer. He was 87 years old. He is survived by his loving wife Suzanne (nee Roy), a s Read Obituary
First and foremost, my condolences to Roy's family. Roy and I go back many years, long before he worked in my office in Chestnut Hill. It was always a pleasure to work with Roy; his sense of humor and positive spirit never waned. If there ever were a Diagonalist, Roy would surely rank high. I will miss him.
Roy was our Riverton yacht club Commodore in 2010. Six years later I was Commodore and Roy was such a great encouragement to me. Every time he saw me he would salute and say, “ Commodore you’re doing a great job”. That meant a lot to me.
In 2016, Roy invited me to join the Dirty Dozen Lunch Gang. I joined and told Roy that the name of our group sounded a little nefarious. So, we came up with another alternative: the ROMEOS = Retired Old Men Eating Out !!! Roy selected our next location each week and we had many great lunches at some very nice places and also some seedy places in questionable neighborhoods, but two things always happened : Great stories by Roy and great food.
Roy really enjoyed his sailboat and his “Nerissa” was one of the best looking sailboat I’ve ever seen. Roy looks so happy at the helm with that big Roy smile.
Sometimes Roy would miss an event at the yacht club, because he was off on another adventure with Suzanne. He certainly lived life to the fullest. God bless you and rest in peace, my friend. 🙏🏼
Bill Mills
My favorite memory of my “Uncle Curlies” was this drawing game he used to play with me when I was young. He would draw a squiggle on a piece of paper and I would try to turn the squiggle into anything recognizable. Then it was his turn, so I would draw the squiggle and he would transform that squiggle into the most amazing things - An intricate lion, a sailboat, an airplane. He was such a talented artist and a wonderful person! Such a sense of humor always with a bit of mischief twinkling in his eyes. He will be missed.
Roy was a good friend, a great storyteller, and had a keen eye for all things. He was a member of the Riverton "Dirty Dozen Lunch Gang" He will be missed by all.
Roy was a creative architect with a knack for building well detailed structures-the late
John Knowles and I enjoyed the years we had together in our architectural partnership -
Condolences to all the family members-
Brigitte Knowles
