Obituaries

Robert “Bobby” C. Trimpe

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Robert “Bobby” C. Trimpe passed away peacefully in his sleep on Christmas Day. He was 91.

Bobby was born in Mount Vernon on Mar. 22, 1929. It was there that he married his sweetheart and devoted wife of 66 years, Janet Trimpe, in September 1954. In 1963, they moved to Thornwood where they created a loving and enduring home, a home that played host to every Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthday and graduation celebration for their large and growing family, and remains filled with love, warmth and lasting memories that Bobby can be proud of. 

A dedicated member of his community, Bobby served in the U.S. Army, was a parishioner at Trinity Lutheran Church and a member of the Yorktown Diamond Thistle Lodge #555 in addition to serving the Westchester County Parkway Police. In 1990, he retired with honors from the force after 37 years of dedicated service. 

Bobby is remembered by his family as a dedicated father and grandfather who always put the needs of others above his own. He was soft-spoken and forever let his actions speak louder than words. Bobby’s family hopes that those who knew him will remember his quick wit, his love for life and his willingness to lend a helping hand to whoever needed it.

A teetotaler until the end, please raise a glass of milk with your favorite cookie or slice of cake and crack a joke, as that’s how Bobby would have wanted us to celebrate his life. 

Bobby is preceded in death by Adelaide and Frederick Trimpe. 

He is survived by his devoted wife, Janet; his oldest son, Robert Trimpe, and his wife, Susan Croll, of Lantana, Fla.; daughter Bonnie O’Sullivan and her husband, Jim O’Sullivan, of Newtown, Conn.; youngest son Eric Trimpe of Thornwood; and two loving granddaughters, Kelly and Scarlett O’Sullivan. Bobby’s family will always remember him as a strong patriarch and a man who would give his shirt for a friend.   

In lieu of flowers, please send a donation to Trinity Lutheran Church, 292 Elwood Ave. Hawthorne, N.Y. 10532.

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