Roger Pinckney
There will be a Celebration of Life service beginning at noon at Freeport on Wednesday, July 10th. After the more organized part of the program we invite all to stay and celebrate Roger doing what he loved most: telling stories with the beverage of your choice, listening to the music he loved, and being in fellowship together.
The Pinckney family has a tradition of color coordinating a memorial, and no other color than Haint Blue would be appropriate. Please join us in your favorite shade of blue as we remember a man who dedicated much to the preservation of culture to the beloved Lowcountry.
About traversing Daufuskie:
Getting to the island will require a boat either privately held or for hire.
A regularly running boat is Island Head. The boat leaves from Broad Creek Marina on Hilton Head and docks at Freeport. The team at Island Head has generously offered a discounted ferry ticket for a day pass ride. When checking out, please use promo code RPXI
Lowcountry Ferry holds the current county contract and leaves from Pinckney Island. Lowcountry docks at the Melrose Landing. The Melrose Landing is a walkable distance to Freeport.
There are other boats for hire out of Savannah and Hilton Head/Bluffton, just please know where your boat docks and if you will need additional transportation on the island.
After arriving on island, if you plan on leaving the dock where you are dropped, you will need a golf cart rental. Day rentals are left at the dock, but if you are staying overnight, the cart will be left at your house rental. Shuttle services are then required to get you to your rental house where your cart will be waiting.
Golf cart rental companies:
Daufuskie Life
Daufuskie Carts
Mungeon Creek
When renting a cart, please remember to confirm where your cart will be and if that aligns with where your boat will dock. There are several docks on the island. Not all cart companies have agreements to park carts at certain docks. These two things must align!
We wish to encourage people to make reservations well in advance. If you will need something on island, please plan way ahead. July is high season, and the likelihood of vacation rentals, golf carts and ferry tickets being sold out is a reality.
Wick Scurry and Freeport have generously offered to host Roger’s Celebration of Life service. At Freeport you will have access to a general store, food and drink and wonderful views of the river.
Roger Pinckney’s reach was wide. He was so many things to so many different people. We hope that you can join us in celebrating all the beauty and bounty of his life through story, song and toast. If you have things to share: pictures, videos, thoughts, please send them to rpximemorial@gmail.com
“Peace and bacon grease, we’ll see you on the right side.”
