F-8 Racer Milt Roop Passes
F-8 Racer Milt Roop Passes
Milton V. "Milt" Roop, 71, of Holland Ohio, died Tuesday Jan. 1 at his home.
A veteran of ARCA Figure-8 competition at Toledo Speedway, Milt worked as a carpenter for Colonial Builders for nearly 40 years, then worked alongside his sons at Kip Roop Construction as sales manager. He is survived by his wife Kathryn "Katie" Roop; sons Ron (Leslie) Roop, Dale (Renee) Roop, Keith (Pam) Roop, Jamie (Billie) Roop, Kip (Kim) Roop, Greg Hall, Joe Malloy and Kristopher (Clara) Hall; daughters Coy (David) Wysong, Michelle (Billy) Adams and Garilynn (Albert) Offet; 25 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Roop Memorial College Fund.