Robin Suzanne Roemer

Robin Suzanne Roemer died on May, 17, 2016, in Chestertown, Maryland. She was 61. Robin was the daughter of H. Hartley Bayne of Crumpton, MD, and the late Patricia Phillips Bayne. She was born on September 7 1954, in Sudlersville, MD, the first girl born to Hartley and Patricia Bayne. Part of a large family, Robin enjoyed lively Halloween parades, school life, and close knit community in Sudlersville. In the late 1960’s, she and her family moved to the new College Heights community in Chestertown, and Robin proudly graduated with the first class of the newly built Kent County High School in 1971. She was married to Harvey Powell at eighteen, and had a much-loved daughter, Sherri. Later, Robin remarried to the late Scott Livie. Their marriage lasted eleven years and their two daughters, Kate and Meghan, were born one year apart. Together they created the successful waterfowl guiding business, Winter Farms, and settled in Kent County, MD. After a career in retail and patient care, she would later remarry to John Roemer in 2001, with whom she spent the next several years. Robin was most proud of her work with the Crossroads community and was active in helping others achieve sobriety through her work with Alcoholics Anonymous. Robin enjoyed life through her many passions. She made a house a home; decorating, entertaining and cooking with panache and skill. She was an amazing cook of local Eastern Shore cuisine, from goose to canvasback to crabs. Her deep creativity inspired talents in painting, playing the piano, and singing— especially Christmas carols, Patsy Cline, and The Carpenters, of which she was inordinately fond. In addition to her beloved father, she is survived by her daughters, Sherri Spray and husband, Allen, of Worton, MD, Kate Livie and husband, Ben Ford, of Chestertown, MD, Meghan Livie and husband Ray Pagano of Chestertown, MD; brothers, Wayne Bayne of ID, Donnie Bayne of Rock Hall, and Clarke Bayne of Church Hill; her sister, Judy Smith of Middletown; four grandchildren, Coulby, Emma, Jack, and Bay; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service to honor and celebrate the life of Robin will be held on Friday, May 20, at noon at Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home, 130 Speer Road, Chestertown, MD, where a reception will follow in the Dogwood Reception Center. In lieu of flowers, please make all contributions to Crossroads Community 937 Gateway Drive Chestertown, MD 21620.

Robin Suzanne Roemer

September 7, 1954 - May 17, 2016