1940
Robert
2018
Robert Easterday Broadrup
October 17, 1940 — March 29, 2018
Linda at his side. He succumbed to metastatic pancreatic cancer after battling valiantly for eight
months.
A lifelong Fredericktonian, Robert served many communities: generations of dental patients,
Evangelical Lutheran Church’s congregation, local charities, and Homewood residents. He was
a faithful husband, beloved father, and devoted grandfather.
Robert was the middle son of the late Dr. Charles and Elizabeth Broadrup and husband of Linda
Stup Broadrup. Robert and Linda, both 1958 graduates of Frederick High School, married on
June 26, 1965.
Robert earned his Bachelor of Science from University of Maryland College Park in 1962.
Determined to be a dentist from childhood, he attended University of Maryland’s Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. Upon graduation in 1966 he earned honors in prosthodontics and oral surgery as well as the Timothy Heatwole Award, given to the graduate “who best exemplified qualities of ethical standards, kindness, and humanitarianism.” This award foretold the way he practiced dentistry for 40 years. Robert joined his father’s dental practice (established 1932) in the Professional Building on North Market St. He assisted generations of patients before retiring in 2006. Robert wrote, “my true love was getting to know and work with so many different and wonderful patients. That was the real reward of the practice of dentistry.” Robert actively served the American Dental Association, Maryland State Dental Association, and Frederick County Dental Society. He was a member of the Cotillion Club, worked on the City of Frederick’s Personnel Commission for sixteen years under Mayor Ronald Young, and served the United Way of Frederick’s Board of Directors as President. He also acted as a trustee for the Holmes D. Baker Jr. Memorial Camp in Braddock Heights, Maryland.
One of his “greatest joys as a boy” was joining Boy Scouts of America, especially his adventures at Philmont Scout Ranch. He earned his Eagle Award, its highest rank. “I really believed the statement, ‘Once an Eagle, always an Eagle.’ To that end, as an adult, I enjoyed most of all being a member of the Catoctin District Eagle Board of Review,” he wrote. A committed Rotarian for over 50 years, Robert served the Rotary Club of Frederick on its Board of Directors and as President (1974-75). He was the first Rotarian in Frederick to receive the Paul Harris Award in 1971. In 2009, Robert was named a Rotary Fellow, the highest honor
that Rotary can bestow.
After retirement Robert also volunteered as a Trustee of the Community Foundation of Frederick County. Robert served Evangelical Lutheran Church on Church Council, in the Men’s Club, as a Stephen Minister, and as caring Garden Angel. “I most enjoyed taking care of the rose garden,” he said. He cultivated roses at his home as well, brightening Homewood residents’ days with displays of his blossoms. throughout his adult life, he took great joy in sports, especially tennis, skiing, and rollerblading.
He and Linda shared skiing trips with friends. Robert nurtured close friendships with his poker
buddies and tennis groups over many decades. He and Linda gave their children and grandchildren wonderful experiences in the surf and sand of Ocean City, Maryland, where they gathered each summer. He taught by example how to be a faithful husband, caring father, and generous supporter of people from all walks of life.
He will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and colleagues in Frederick’s non-profit
communities.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Linda Stup Broadrup; three children: Elizabeth Broadrup Lieberman and husband Dr. James Lieberman; Dr. Robert L. Broadrup and wife Lisa Broadrup; and Garrett C. Broadrup, Esq., and wife Dr. Jennifer Huang; and six granddaughters: Vanessa, Alexandra, Eleanor, and Cadence Broadrup, and Helen and Anna Lieberman. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles Broadrup and Dr. Fred Broadrup; brother-in-law Steven Stup; sisters-in-law Teena Broadrup, Judy M. Stup, Judy R. Stup, and Jeannette Stup; Mark, Betty, Leslie, and Teresa Jeffers; as well as nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by twin granddaughters Isabel and Annabel Broadrup, sister-in-law Alison Stitely, and brothers-in-law Larry Stup and Darryl Stup.
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 6, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the Keeney Basford
Funeral Home, 106 E. Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701. The funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 7, at Evangelical Lutheran Church, 31 E. Church Street, Frederick, MD 21701. Rev. Douglas Jones will officiate. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in Robert’s memory to either: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Attn: Backpack Program, 31 E. Church St., Frederick, MD 21701, or Rotary Foundation, Rotary Club of Frederick, PO Box 13, Frederick, MD 21705
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