The owner of a beloved LBI landmarked passed in 2022 and now his collection of memorabilia, much of it with local ties, is up for auction.

Otto “Bob” Schmid passed last May 11 at the age of 88, but among his last wishes were that there not be a lot of public attention around it. This week, his son David told The SandPaper that the family, while deeply saddened, had quietly mourned and honored Otto’s request. His passing is only being publicly discussed on account of the online auction.

The Dutchman’s closed to rebuild after the summer of 2016. Pilings have been driven but progress is slow because the site actually sits in the area of tidal flow and state and federal agencies will only allow work during certain times of…