Pawleys Island: Robert Theodore Sippel died at his home at Pawleys Island surrounded by family on Friday, June 6, 2008. Bob was born August 23, 1936 in Brooklyn, N. Y.  He grew up in Valley Stream, Long Island and attended schools in N. Y and Roanoke College in Va.  Bob served in the Army in top security at White Sands Missile Base as a Meteorologist.  He then entered into the Gray Rider Fraternity in the Empire State of N. Y. (New York State Trooper) and later embarked on a second career as a hotel owner.Bob's love for his family surpasses all else.  He was a man of dignity who touched all who knew him with his intelligence, generosity, humor, and mobility of spirit.  He was a Master Mason of Unity Lodge #9 in New Lebanon, N. Y. He leaves behind his wife, Carole; three daughters, Nancy and Stacey Sippel, and Allison Peteet and her husband, Hugh; and a grandson, Benjamin Nauss, all of Pawleys Island; a sister, Ellen Dwyer; two nieces, Kathy and Christy; a sister-in-law, Nancy Taylor; a nephew, Walter Taylor; and an aunt Marie. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church in Pawleys Island.  Burial will follow the church service. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com.Visitation will be Monday evening, June 9, 2008 from 6:00 until 8:00 at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home.  Memorials may be made to Holy Cross Faith Memorial Episcopal Church, 113 Baskerville Drive, Pawleys Island, S. C.  29585.  Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440