ROBERT C. "BOB" TRIPP, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK

Robert C. “Bob” Tripp, Sr., age 77 of Port Jervis, NY passed away Monday, May 4, 2015 at his home.  He was born on February 13, 1938 in Port Jervis, the son of the late Arthur E. and Gertrude Corey Tripp. Bob was a retired truck driver for Union Local # 710 of Mokena, Illinois and Local #560 of Union City, NJ.  Bob was a member of the Pond Eddy United  Methodist Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a member of the Tri- State Rod & Gun Club, a member of the Minisink Trail Hunting Club, and the Mountain Stream Rod & Gun Club in Eldred, NY.   He was a former member of the Maghogomock Hook &  Ladder Co. #1, Port Jervis Fire Dept.  Bob was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, spending his time with them was the joy of his life.  He married Sylvia Wood Tripp, this August they would have celebrated sixty years of marriage. He is survived by his beloved wife Sylvia at home, his two sons, Robert C. Tripp, Jr. and his wife Edith of Port Jervis, Scott Tripp and his wife Jill  of Uniontown, Ohio, his two daughters, Karen Balmos and her husband Harold of Port Jervis,  Deborah Gamble and her husband Pat of Orange Park, Florida, he was known as  “Pop”  and “Poppy” to  his five grandchildren, Moose Balmos and his wife  Carrie, Staci Zingarelli and her husband James, Robert Tripp, III and his finance Brittany, Hayden and Jenna Tripp; three great grandchildren, Jacob and Amber Balmos, Sawyer Zingarelli, one niece and two nephews.  He was pre-deceased by his sister Emily Rose and his brother Arthur Tripp.  Visitation will be Thursday, May 7, from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis.  Funeral services will be held  Friday, May 8,  at 11 AM at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home. Rev. Nancy Vonderhorst will officiate. Interment will follow at Rural Valley Cemetery, Cuddebackville, NY. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY.  For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.