Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Marty Roehrig, wife of NAPSLO's second president, passes away

Martha C. (Marty) Roehrig, wife of NAPSLO's second president W. Dana Roehrig passed away on Wednesday, June 4.

Marty was born in Tulsa, OK and graduated from Duke with a business administration degree and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She joined the Red Cross during WWII and served in the South Pacific where she met W. Dana Roehrig, her husband of 54 years. The Roehrig's moved to St. Petersburg in 1968.

Dana Roehrig was a President of NAPSLO from 1977-78 and passed away at age 79 in 2000. He was also a founder and past president of the Florida Surplus Lines Association. Recognizing his significant contributions to the industry and NAPSLO, he was presented the Charles A. McAlear/NAPSLO Industry Award in 1995 and NAPSLO's Past President Award was renamed the Dana Roehrig award in honor of Dana.

A memorial service for Marty Roehrig will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday June 12 at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr. MLK Jr. St. N, St. Petersburg. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Red Cross, Tampa Bay Chapter, 818 4th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. Visit the family's personal online Guestbook at http://www.andersonmcqueen.com/

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