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Carper honors Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s 100 years of service

Delaware senator reads, presents Congressional Record Statement to current, former guards
In recognition of the Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s 100 years of service, Sen. Tom Carper presents the patrol with a Congressional Record Statement during a brief ceremony Oct. 17. Shown are (l-r) Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills, former RBP lifeguard Woody Marderwald, former RBP lifeguard Larry Carroll, dog Boozer - named after former RBP lifeguard Chris Boozer, former RBP lifeguard Bill Zolper Sr., former RBP lifeguard and Dewey Beach Town Manager Bill Zolper Jr., former RBP lifeguard Bobby O’Neill, dog Lucy, former RBP lifeguard and Cape Henlopen School District board member Bill Collick, Carper, former RBP lifeguard Ron Allen, RBP Capt. Jeff Giles, RBP lifeguard Bryan Bowles, former RBP lifeguard Greg Wilson and RBP lifeguard Chuck Moran. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
October 20, 2022

Story Location:
Rehoboth Beach Patrol
1 Baltimore Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Rehoboth Beach Patrol continued celebrating its 100-year anniversary Oct. 17, when U.S. Sen. Tom Carper presented a Congressional Record Statement honoring its century of service.

Rehoboth Beach Patrol was established in 1921 by Benjamin F. Shaw and the Red Cross with just two guards. It now has 65. The centennial celebration was delayed for a year due to COVID.

 

Sen. Tom Carper presents a Congressional Record Statement to Mayor Stan Mills, left, and RBP Capt. Jeff Giles, middle.
Sen. Tom Carper gets a little help with his new shirt from Mayor Stan Mills and Capt. Jeff Giles.
Capt. Jeff Giles says a few words with Carper just to the side.
Former RBP lifeguard Greg Wilson talks about how Rehoboth Beach Patrol is an interesting mix of kids from cities and coastal Sussex.
The congressional statement read by Sen. Tom Carper on the floor of the U.S. Senate.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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