| Name |
Roger Wallace Mabie |
| Birth |
27 May 1917 |
Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
6 Jan 1920 |
Esopus Township, Ulster County, New York [2] |
- Rachel A. Mabie, Head,F, W, 74, Wd, New York, New York, New York, none, owns home free of mortgage
Walter L. Mabie, Son, M, W, 38, M, New York, New York, New York, Cashier, Express Company
Lillian Mabie, Daughter-in-law, F, W, 34, M, New York, Germany, New York
Roger W. Mabie, Grandson, 2 6/12, S, New York, New York, New York
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| Census |
5 Apr 1930 |
Green Street, Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [3] |
- Wallace Mabie , Head, ohw $7000, M, W, 48, M, age at first marriage 27, New York, New York, New York, Cashier, Express Office
Lillian Mabie, Wife, F, W, 45, M, age at first marriage 24, New York, Germany, New York
Roger Mabie, Son, M, W, 12, S, New York, New York, New York
Racheal Mabie, Mother, F, W, 84, Wd, New York, New York, New York
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| Census |
27 Apr 1940 |
Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [4] |
- Wallace C Mabie, owns home worth $5000, Head, M, W, 58, M, completed 8 years school, born in New York, Cashier, Railway Express, wages earned in 1939 - $1080
Lillian Mabie, Wife, F, W, 55, M, completed 2 years high school, born in New York
Roger W Mabie, Son, M, W, 22, S, attended school, completed 3 years college, born in New York, unemployed 28 weeks, Proprietor Concession, Steamboat, wages earned in 1939 - $450 in 8 weeks
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| Anecdote |
14 Jun 1945 |
Tawi Tawi Island, Philippines [5] |
- On 14 Jun 1945 at Tawi Tawi Island, the Philippines, Lt Roger Wallace Mabie.USNR, Commanding Officer, USS Pascagoula (PCE 874) was relieved by Ensign H L Jamison, and ordered to report to the United States.
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| Anecdote |
16 Sep 1947 [6] |
- On 16 Sep 1947, Roger W Mabie, Junior 3rd Mate, on the Vessel Marine Carp, arrived at the port of New York, having left Piraeus, Greece on 4 Sep 1947
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| Census |
6 May 1950 |
Green Street, Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [7] |
- Wallace C Mabie, Head, White, Male, 68, Married, born in New York, Cashier, Ry Express Agency
Lillian Mabie, Wife, White, Female, 65, Married, born in New York
Roger W Mabie, Son, White, Male, 32, never married, born in New York, Ass't Manager, Island Dock Car Co.
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| Anecdote |
12 Jul 1952 [8] |
- On July 12, 1952, Roger Mabie of Green Street, Port Ewen, NY, 35, M, born in Port Ewen, NY; and Peggy Mabie of 36 E 40th Street, New York, NY, 31, F, born in Bryn Mawr, Pa; departed New York on the SS Queen of Bermuda, bound for Hamilton, Bermuda
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| Obituary |
Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [9] |
- Roger Wallace Mabie, age 90, of River Road, Port Ewen, NY died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at Kingston Hospital of Kingston, NY. Mr. Mabie was born May 27, 1917 in Port Ewen, NY. The son of the late Wallace and the late Lillian Zimmerman Mabie. He married Margaret "Peggy" Scanlon on July 12, 1952 at NYC.
A life long resident of Port Ewen, Graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1933. He began attending high school at the age of 12, and graduated at the age of 16. He then did post graduate studies at Kingston High School in preparation for college. While doing his post graduate high school studies, he was manager of the football team and was the high school sports reporter employed by the Freeman. To help pay for his schooling and save for college, he had been a Fuller Brush salesman, worked in the local orchards and at the YMCA.
Graduate of Syracuse University, class of 1940. Very active in student life, he was president of his senior class, manager of the football team and was on the crew team. During his summers while attending Syracuse University he worked on the Hudson River Day Line as a crew member.
In 1940 he was accepted at the Harvard School of Business. He chose though to enter the Naval Officer Training Program in the fall of 1941 prior to the start of WW II. He was commissioned as an Ensign, and with the outbreak of WW II was assigned as Captain of a sub chaser in charge of 64 crew members. He was then assigned as Captain of a Patrol Craft Escort in charge of 110. He saw duty in the Atlantic and Pacific Theater of Operations. At the end of the war, he had attained the rank of Lt. Commander.
After WW II, he had to reapply to the Harvard Business School and entered the school in 1947, graduating in 1949. The Harvard Business School class of 1949 has been regarded as one of finest in the schools history based on the corporate, personnel and civic leadership of the class.
His love for the area brought him back to Port Ewen and he went to work for the Island Dock Ship Yard as general manager. With the changes in ship building, he developed a business plan to build fiberglass pleasure boats. In the early 60's he went to work for Central Hudson, initially in charge of promoting the electric heat program. He retired from Central Hudson in 1983 as Director of Community Relations.
He started his political life in the late 50's. He served his initial term as supervisor of the Town of Esopus for ten years, was then a county legislator and in the early 80's served another 6 years as town of Esopus Supervisor. He served as Supervisor for a total of 16 years . He was the last person to serve as minority leader of the old board of supervisors and was the first minority leader of the Ulster County Legislature.
He was on the board of Trustees of Kingston Savings Bank and Albany Savings Bank.
Life long member of the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, he had been chairman of the finance committee
Past President and member of the Ulster County Community College Board of Trustees, he had been very active in starting the college. One of the founders and past president of the Klyne Esopus Museum, One of the founders and Past President of the Hudson River Maritime Center. Past Commander and member of the Town of Esopus American Legion Post # 1298. Past President and member of the Steamship Historical Society. Active member of the Democratic Party
He is survived by his wife: Margaret "Peggy"(Scanlon) Mabie, two sons: William Mabie of Vineyard Haven, MA and Christopher Mabie of Port Ewen, NY; two nephews Dr. William S. Birkhead and the late Robert Birkhead.
The family will receive their friends on Wednesday, April 9 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Keyser Funeral Service, Inc., 216 Broadway, Port Ewen, NY.
The funeral will be 11:00 am on Thursday, April 10 at Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, PO Box 699, Green & Main St., Port Ewen, NY
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| Witness-Obituary |
25 Feb 1960 |
Kingston, New York [10] |
- Wallace C. Mabie, 78, of 183 Green Street, died in this city [Kingston] today. Funeral services will be held at A. Carr and Son Funeral Home, 1 Pearl Street, Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9:30 p. m. Burial will be in Montrepose Cemetery, Surviving are his wife, the former Lillian Zimmerman; a son, Roger W. Mabie, Town of Esopus supervisor; two grandsons, Christopher M. and William H. Mabie, all of Port Ewen. Mr. Mabie was the oldest member in age and membership of Port Ewen Methodist Church and served as secretary of the official board for 38 years, and treasurer of the Sunday school for 45 years. He was treasurer of Port Ewen Fire Department for 42 years, and a member of Rondout Lodge 343, F & AM; Hope Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Port Ewen, and a charter member of Royal Lodge Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks. Mr. Mabie was affiliated with, the Kingston Steamboat Company from 1909 to 1917 and was cashier of the Railway Express Agency in Kingston from 1917 to 1953, when he retired
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| Residence |
Between 1994 and 2002 |
183 Green Street, Port Ewen, New York [11] |
| Death |
6 Apr 2008 |
Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York [1] |
| Obituary |
4 Aug 2008 |
Kingston, Ulster County, New York [12] |
- Roger Wallace Mabie of River Road, Port Ewen, a World War II veteran, former Esopus town supervisor and Ulster County legislator, and an authority on Hudson River steamboats, died Sunday at Kingston Hospital. He was 90.
Mabie led a life of public service, starting with his election as town supervisor in 1957. He served as supervisor for a total of 16 years over a period spanning more than three decades, retiring from the post in 1993. A Democrat, he was the last minority leader of the former Ulster County Board of Supervisors and the first minority leader of its successor, the Ulster County Legislature.
"Roger Mabie was an institution in this town," said Diane McCord, the Esopus town clerk. She said Mabie, who helped write the town's history in 1979, was a wealth of information, a "great resource" and a true gentleman.
Marilyn Coffey, a former town clerk and supervisor, said the town was in dire political straits when Mabie ran for supervisor the first time. She said he pulled the town together.
"He was an excellent, excellent, hard-working man," Coffey said. She said Mabie, who served as supervisor from 1958 to 1967 and again from 1988 to 1993, was personable and well-liked, and did wonders for the town.
Mabie did "many kindnesses that had nothing to do with his job," Coffey added, noting that he helped raise money to rebuild the United Methodist Church in Port Ewen after a devastating fire. He and his wife also helped raise his two nephews, she said.
John Coutant, the current town supervisor who served as a town councilman during Mabie's administration, said Mabie was "quite an individual."
Coutant recalled one of Mabie's favorite sayings: "Let's run it up the flagpole and see who salutes it." He said Mabie was creative and resourceful, and always made sure residents and taxpayers came first. "He'll be greatly missed," Coutant said.
"Roger was a true gentleman and he was always looking out for the best interest of the community at large," former Supervisor Raymond Rice said. Rice said he could not say enough good things about Mabie, whom he credits with his own involvement in local politics.
The Port Ewen Water Treatment Plant was named in Mabie's honor in 1992.
A lifelong resident of Port Ewen, Mabie graduated from Kingston High School in 1933 at age 16, and continued post-graduate studies there in preparation for college. At the same time, he managed the school football team and worked for the Freeman as a high school sports reporter.
To help save for college, Mabie was employed as a Fuller Brush salesman and worked in local orchards and at the YMCA. He attended Syracuse University, where he served as president of his senior class and managed the football and crew teams. During his summers, he served as a crew member on the Hudson River Day Line. He graduated from Syracuse in 1940.
Though he was accepted into the Harvard School of Business in 1940, he chose to enter the Naval Officer Training Program in the fall of 1941, just prior to the start of World War II. Commissioned as an ensign, he was assigned at the outbreak of the war as a captain of a sub chaser, in charge of 64 crew members, and was later assigned as captain of a patrol craft escort with a crew of 110. He saw action both in the Atlantic and Pacific, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander.
After the war, he reapplied to Harvard Business School and graduated in 1949. He returned to Port Ewen, where he went to work for the Island Dock Ship Yard as general manager. There, as the shipbuilding industry changed, he developed a business plan to build fiberglass pleasure boats.
Mabie went to work for Central Hudson in the 1960s, initially to promote its electric heat program. He retired in 1983 as the utility's director of community relations.
A past president and member of the Ulster County Community College Board of Trustees, Mabie was actively involved in starting the college. He was also a founder and past president of both the Klyne Esopus Museum and Hudson River Maritime Museum, and was a charter member and past commander of Town of Esopus American Legion Post 1298.
He was a lifelong member of the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church and had chaired its Finance Committee; was a past president and member of the Steamship Historical Society, and was an active member of the Democratic Party.
He also served as a trustee for the former Kingston Savings Bank and Albany Savings Bank.
He was born in Port Ewen on May 27, 1917, the son of the late Wallace and Lillian Zimmerman Mabie. On July 12, 1952, he married the former Margaret "Peggy" Scanlon in New York City.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, William Mabie of Vineyard Haven, Mass., and Christopher Mabie of Port Ewen; and a nephew, Dr. William S. Birkhead.
A nephew, Robert Birkhead, died previously.
The funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Town of Esopus United Methodist Church, Green and Main streets, Port Ewen.
Arrangements are by Keyser Funeral Service, 216 Broadway, Port Ewen.
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| Reference Number |
24681 |
| Burial |
Montrepose Cemetery, Kingston, Ulster County, New York [13] |
- Roger Wallace Mabie; LCDR US Navy; World War II; May 27 1917 – Apr 6 2008
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| Person ID |
I24516 |
Maybee Society |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2024 |
1917 - 2008 (90 years)
