Robb Cropp

Robb Cropp

Robb Cropp, who grew up on Mercer Island, died peacefully at his home there on November 27, 2014.

He was born September 29, 1947, in Van Nuys, California, to Ben R. and Edith (Cook) Cropp and moved with his parents to Mercer Island in 1952. A fond memory of his was attending kindergarten at the Sunnybeam School and travelling there by school bus on a two-lane gravel road. He graduated from Mercer Island High School in 1966 and attended Seattle University, where he majored in business and marketing.

He was employed for several years as sales manager at Grand Prix Motors in Seattle, where he acquired a life-long love of all things Ferrari. After leaving Grand Prix, he became sales manager for the Metzeler Tire Company and also worked for some time at Chaplin’s in Bellevue. He took early retirement in the mid-nineties and went to live on his beloved Maui. In 2000 he returned to Mercer Island to help care for his father in his final years.

Robb is survived by his mother Edith, his sister Laurie, and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. His father predeceased him.

Robb had a winning personality that captured the hearts of all who knew him. He leaves an irreplaceable void in the hearts of his family.

His memorial service will be held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on Mercer Island on December 13 at 2pm.

To honor Robb, donations may be made in his memory to the Cancer Institute at Virginia Mason, Virginia Mason Foundation, PO Box 1930, Seattle, WA 98111