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About Orville "Buck" Roppe
BUCK VERY ATHLETIC, LOVED SPORTS. LOVED HIS HARLEY. LOVED AND WAS DEVOTED TO HIS FAMILY.
HE WAS AN ENGINEER AND WHIZ AT MATH. LOVED TO CAMP, FISH, HUNT, GARDEN. FAVORITE PLACE WAS COTTAGE IN WISCONSIN. TRIED TO GROW A MUSTACHE IN THE 70'S AND IT CAME OUT BRIGHT RED! SERVED IN WWII AS A TECH SEARGENT IN THE SIGNAL CORPS. STAYED IN THE RESERVES UNTIL 1949 AND FINISHED HIS EDUCATION.
BUCK WAS NEVER ON TIME FOR ANYTHING. VERY LAID BACK AND A DRY SENSE OF HUMOR. HE WAS A WINE MAKER AND TOOK PRIDE IN HIS PINK CATABWA. ALSO MADE BEER. . AFTER 5 YEARS OF TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN KANSAS CITY, CHICAGO AND ASHLAND WISCONSIN, HE WORKED AT WSPD/WTVG - CHANNEL 13 IN TOLEDO AS ONE OF THE FIRST TELEVISION ENGINEERS/CAMERAMAN/AUDIO MAN. RETIRED IN 1984. MAINTAINED HIS SHORT WAVE RADIO LISCENCE UNTIL HIS DEATH. THE RADIO STILL WORKS! . DROVE A RAMBLER UNTIL THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. FIERCELY LOYAL TO THE DETROIT TIGERS AND THE LIONS - NO MATTER HOW BAD THEY PLAYED. LOVED TO GO TO MONAC SCHOOL AND SHAG FLIES WITH HIS KIDS - WE DID THE CHASING - AND COULD HE HIT!
HAD A LOT OF PERSONAL COURAGE AND WOULD STAND UP FOR HIS BELIEFS AGAINST ANYONE - FOR HIS SIZE HE WAS INTIMIDATING. HE BELIEVED THE RULES WERE FOR EVERYONE. QUIT SMOKING ON THE DAY KENNEDY WAS SHOT - TO REMEMBER THE DAY . LOVED TO GRILL AND USED THE KANSAS CITY BBQ METHOD ON EVERYTHING - SLOW INDIRECT COOKING W/ LOTS OF WOOD CHIPS. DELICIOUS! BEST STEAKS IVE EVER HAD. LUCKILY, DOUG ALSO KNOWS THIS TECHNIQUE!
BUCK AND WINNIE ALWAYS HAD AN ICE RINK IN THE BACK YARD EVERY WINTER TO PLAY HOCKEY. LOVED TO PLAY HOCKEY AND HAD A PAIR OF SKATES FOR EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP. ! ALSO LOVED TO HUNT JACK RABBITS ON SKIS WITH A 22. WE ALL MISS HIM, AND LOST HIM TOO SOON.
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Orville "Buck" Roppe's Timeline
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March 22, 1922
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WINTER, SAWYER CO, Wisconsin, United States
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| 1987 |
September 21, 1987
Age 65
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BARRON, BARRON, Wisconsin, United States
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September 28, 1987
Age 65
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Toledo Memorial Park, Sylvania, Lucas, OH
Although he died at their cottage on Prairie Lake, Winnie had Buck flown back to Toledo for burial. His showing and funeral was attended by hundreds of his friends and family. His grave is by the lake. |
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WSPD/WTVG RADIO AND TV BROADCASTING CORP
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