Mr. Gillian’s death came just over a week after his son announced that the beloved amusement park that had been part of the family’s legacy for 94 years, would be closing after this season.
Mr. Gillian’s death came just over a week after his son, Jay Gillian, announced that the beloved amusement park that had been part of the family’s legacy for 94 years,In 1957, two Gillian brothers, Roy and Bob took over what was called the “Fun Deck” amusement park, which had been founded by their father, David Gillian, in 1930. Roy left that business to found Wonderland Pier in 1965 at 6th and the Boardwalk.
Other accomplishments included: past president of Shore Medical Center and Jersey Cape Diagnostic & Training Center and past chairman of the board and director of Ocean City Home Bank. In a 2019 proclamation of “Roy Gillian Day,” in honor of his 90th birthday, the mayor and Ocean City’s council wrote that Gillian had taken “the reins of an amusement park dynasty founded by his father in 1929 and turned a vacant lot at 6th and the Boardwalk into one of Ocean City’s premier attractions.”
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