Robert J. VanDornick Jr.

Robert Jude VanDornick, Jr., age 54, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024, in Horntown, VA. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he was the son of Robert VanDornick, Sr., and wife Barbara of Newark, Delaware, and Ocean Pines, Maryland, and mother Nancy Carole Mock VanDornick Cleveland of Salisbury, Maryland.
Rob was raised in Salisbury, Maryland, and attended Parkside High School. He moved to Hockessin, Delaware where he attended Thomas McKean High School and later received his diploma in Delaware. He spent time living in Florida before returning to the Eastern Shore. Rob loved the water and all it offered- surfing, fishing, and boating. Rob was a long-time resident of the Ocean City area before moving to Horntown, Virginia, where he was a resident of Trails End. He enjoyed living in that close-knit community with his many dear friends who were like family to him.
Rob was a manager at Mumford Shellfish Oyster Company in Chincoteague, VA. He worked hard each day taking pride in growing, harvesting, and preparing oysters for shipment. He truly loved working on the water where he often began at sunrise and finished at sunset.
Rob was a caring and faithful father to his three children. He was a devoted son and brother. In his spare time, Rob cherished time with his children, including his ex-wife Deanna and her husband Chris, his parents and extended family, and his many dear friends from Trails End and Ocean City. Rob was very fond of cooking- especially the fresh abundant seafood near his home in Virginia. He was a highly creative person and musician.
Rob was a friend to all. A hardworking fun-loving man who was devoted to those he loved. He will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his three children, Ava VanDornick, Jude VanDornick, and Dane VanDornick all of Ocean City; the mother of his children and her husband, Deanna and Chris Shanahan; father and stepmother, Robert VanDornick, Sr. and Barbara VanDornick; mother, Nancy Carole Mock VanDornick Cleveland; sister, Nicole Smith (Matthew) of Parsonsburg, MD; twin-sister, Patricia Brummer (David) of Hays, NC; half-sister, Debra VanDornick Caires and her five children from Pennsylvania, California, and Massachusetts, nieces and nephews, Matthew Smith, Andrew Smith, Caroline Smith, Catherine Smith, John Smith, Joshua Smith, Thomas Smith, Chloe Smith, William Smith, Matthew Roy, and Rachel Brummer; and step brothers, Mark Hopkins and his wife, Sarah from Baltimore, and their three children, and Brian Hopkins of Snowmass, Colorado.
He was preceded in death by his stepfather, James Cleveland.
A memorial service will be held at The Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin, MD, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11 am with Rev. Jason Shelton of Providence Presbyterian Church in Salisbury, MD, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 10 am until 11 am. A graveside service will immediately follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Berlin, MD.
A Celebration of Life at Shotti's Point Luna's will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 4 pm.
Letters of condolence can be sent to the family via www.burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in care of The Burbage Funeral Home, Berlin, MD.