Jackie and Robert “Bob” Beyea of King and Queen have been selected as this year’s grand marshals for the Gloucester Daffodil Festival Parade, which is scheduled to step off from Main Street Center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 5.
“We’re just a half mile from the border,” said Bob about their proximity to Gloucester.
The Beyeas have spent 23 years in their King and Queen home after moving from Virginia Beach where the couple lived for nearly a decade with Bob’s service in the U.S. Navy. The couple is originally from upstate New York.
“He’s retired military,” said Jackie.
Shortly after moving here, the couple became involved with the Daffodil Festival in the early 2000s through a Vietnam War veterans’ group. Though that group stopped participating in the festival, the Beyeas did not.
“We just switched on over to the Daffodil Festival,” said Bob.
“I was vendor chair for 18 years,” said Jackie.
Bob even served as the festival chairman for seven years. “He would search for entertainment and...