Robert F. Marx Passes Away Peacefully at Age 82
- On 23/07/2019
- In Miscellaneous
From Space Coast Daily
Robert F. Marx of Indialantic, Florida, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on the Fourth of July 2019 surrounded by his devoted wife and daughters.
Bob was born on December 8, 1936, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Leaving home at an early age, he embarked on a life of adventure that took him around the world and under the sea.
A pioneer SCUBA diver, Bob was internationally known for his achievements in marine archaeology and maritime history.
Besides being a mentor to many and a famous raconteur, Bob is best known for the archaeological excavation of the sunken city of Port Royal for the government of Jamaica as well as the discovery of the 1656 Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas shipwrecked off Grand Bahama Island.
His expedition was featured in a network television documentary Treasure Galleon narrated by Rod Serling.
A proud United States Marine, Bob was a Staff Sargent and the Director of the USMC Diving School, Vieques, Puerto Rico in the 1950s and a Korean War combat veteran.