Tobacco Shop Manager Joins Foundation

As new manager of the Demuth Tobacco Shop, Robert Skinner is having a good time getting acquainted with the historical artifacts there, as well as with the business that has thrived in the same location since 1770. Following nearly 30 years with the Schick Corporation in Cleveland, and several more years as an independent owner of its stores after Schick ceased operations, Bob moved with his wife and family to Lancaster, bought a boat and “expected to sail into the sunset,” he says. But the opportunity to manage the Demuth Tobacco Shop offers a new challenge to which he looks forward. Bob’s joining the staff will offer Board member Eberhard Gromoll a well-earned respite from the day-to-day management duties he has been obliged to conduct. For many years he has served as liaison - not only faithfully and cheerfully but expertly - between the tobacco shop and the Foundation (and will continue to do so). In the photograph above, he gladly relinquishes some of his chores to Robert Skinner and welcomes him into the Demuth Family. With the donation of a new office computer, the Foundation staff can now respond to requests on-line.