OCEAN COUNTY – The family of Bob Popovics, who died Nov. 1 after being injured in a hit-and-run accident in September, has announced funeral arrangements for the famous fishing legend and restaurant owner.

According to an article on the website Shadowy Rest Restaurant Facebook pagePopovics’ screening will be held on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, at St. Mary’s Church in Toms River. It will be held at the Timothy Ryan Funeral Home in St. Catharine Church from 3 to 7 p.m.

The next day – November 12 – at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Seaside Park. A Roman Catholic Church service will be held at St. Catherine’s Church.

At exactly 12:30 p.m., a parade with an Honor Guard ceremony will take place at the Brigadier General William C. Dole Memorial Cemetery.

The post also states that the Bob Popovics Memorial Scholarship Foundation account will open on November 5th. Details about donations in lieu of flowers will be listed below.

Shady Rest Facebook page He thanked everyone who visited him after he was transferred to hospice care. They also appreciated everyone’s kindness during this difficult time. They promised to write a more detailed explanation later and ended the sentiment by saying, “Relax, Sailor.” Your watch is over.

Many people poured out their hearts to the family. Popovics touched lives through his restaurant and avid sportsmanship.

“The world has lost a good man,” said longtime WOBM sportscaster Kevin Williams.

Hers was one of more than 1,000 comments, all of which spoke of Popovics’ generosity, kindness and honesty. Even the Double Trouble State Park staff said this about him: “On behalf of the Double Trouble State Park staff, we offer our condolences to Bob’s family, relatives and friends. “He will be missed.”

“There is no other way to describe Bob Popovics other than to say they are the most inspiring and innovative saltwater fly class of all time,” Ross Purnell, editor and publisher of Fly Fisherman magazine, said in a comment posted to JerseyShoreOnline.com. “He pioneered the use of epoxy and silicone in tying baitfish imitations more than 20 years ago and published the book Pop Fleyes (2001) with Ed Jaworowski. He later switched to light-curing acrylics and became an expert at using horsetail to effectively tie huge, realistic baitfish imitations that were water repellent and easy to cast. He described his latest explorations of materials and design techniques with author Jay Nichols in Fleye Design (2016).”

He was ranked No. 33 in the magazine’s “50 Most Influential Fly Fishermen” story in 2018.

Popovics was celebrated for teaching his techniques, which increased the number of fishermen in the region.

He was a founder or advisory member of several local fishing organizations. He was also inducted into the North American Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum Hall of Fame in 2014.

“His knowledge of these fish and their habits made him a master fisherman. His capacity to imagine new ways to make flies made him one of the most effective saltwater fly layers,” the Catskills Fly Fishing Center and Museum (CFFCM) website states. Popovics’ book ‘Pop Fleyes: Bob Popovics’ Approach to Saltwater Fly Design’, co-authored by Ed Jaworowski, revolutionized saltwater fly fishing with a series of patterns that used new techniques and materials to produce realistic imitations of Atlantic baitfish. beach.”

Police said Popovic was hit by a hit-and-run driver in Seaside Heights on Sept. 23 around 9:30 p.m.

Genell Mcinaw, 50, of Seaside Park, was later charged in the incident. By a strange coincidence, it was later learned that Mcinaw was an employee of Shady Rest.

Bob Popovics was 75 years old.