ABOUT THE RODNEY DUNES PIER 12 MANAGEMENT& FAMILY

We just wanted to let you know about The Rodney Dunes Pier 12 Management and a little something about our family. We are a family owned & operated business. We purchased the building in 2001 and completely remodeled to make this a cozy comfortable place to be able to relax and enjoy your vacation. We had to completely redo everything from the ground up. We continually make improvements every year.

My husband, Larry, is a Delaware native having lived in Smyrna all his life. I am originally from Augusta, Ga, Home of the MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT. We will have been married for 53 years in March of 2024 and have three children, Jeryl (daughter), Chuck (son) and Todd (son) as well as Marc (son in law), April (daughter in law), and Renee (daughter in law). We also have four beautiful grandaughters, Taylor Renee age 26, Sydney Leigh age 25 and Elayna Grace age 19, & Ava Marie is 13 years old

Between all of us and the wonderful cleaning crew we have, we do all the work that is required to run Rodney Dunes Pier 12.

This is our family with my husband's grandmother in the center. She was 100 years old in March, 05. We lost our grandmother right after her 104th birthday in March of 2009, my husband's mother in January of 2010, and my father in law September 2012

Larry & Dell Tush

We have tried to make the apartments as inviting as possible and are always open to suggestions.

The addition of the balcony to Apt C was very well received and everyone seems to love it. We wanted to put a balcony off Apt B as well but due to set back codes with the county that is not allowed.

Without the help and cooperation of my son in law and daughter, Marc and Jeryl Moore, and our son and daughter in law, Chuck and April Tush this would never have been possible. They devoted every weekend to the remodeling of this building. This was a major undertaking and everything had to be done. We completely gutted Apartment B & C and started over. Once finished these apartments are now available for year round use.

Apartment A is the original cottage and we have gradually made changes to make it one of the largest three bedroom units all on one floor in Dewey Beach. The living room has real boards of wormy chestnut as the walls so of course we wanted to leave that intact. This apartment also has hardwood floors. Some of the things we did do include a new updated kitchen with granite counter tops and a European feel and updated bathroom, wall paper, and paint. We enclosed the screened porch to make a beautiful dining room and Florida room with a unique shell wall. We also added a third bedroom, 1/2 bath, and a laundry center. We put laminate flooring in the dining room, Florida Room, and kitchen. We also upgraded the Flordia room furniture and TV as well as the addition of two beautiful wood and iron beds in the double bedroom.

One of the biggest accomplishments was the replacement of all the windows and the addition of vinyl siding. We also added a pitched roof to the porch area and over the front door of Apt A. Due to Hurricane Ian folding our roof back onto itself, we now have a new metal roof as well as having to redo the everything from the insulation to new floors in the Living room in Apartment B and C. Both of these units had to have the kitchen and living room gutted right down to the studs. We also replaced the appliances in the kitchen.

We also updated our backyard with new picnic tables, new grills, new fire pit, new wicker furntiure and lots of plants. Our guests just love it.

I also would like to add that in 2001, our friend Wayne James deserves a big hand for all the help and support he gave. Had he not come and brought four of his workers with him, the outside landscaping would not have gotten done. They put in all the pilings and helped move the outside building so that we could open up the back yard for a picnic area. We now have two very nice outside showers with hot and cold water. Everyone that uses them wants to build one at home because they enjoy them that much.

Some our tenants have been coming here for over thirty five years and still continue to come now that we have bought the place. Our hope is that anyone that rents from us will want to come back each year because they enjoyed their stay that much. Ours is a family building and as such we feel each and everyone is special and we hope they will become a part of our extended family.

This is the real reason behind our purchase. We wanted our grandchildren to be able to enjoy growing up with summers at the beach the way our children did!!

Taylor is now 26 and Sydney is now 25 years old. When we first bought the property they were the only two grand children we had. Taylor graduated from Montclaire University majoring in television and communicatiom. The Major League Baseball network sought her out just before graduation and offered her a job as a production manager for their Major League Baseball Network and she won an Emmy because they were voted the best sports television show. After awhile she applied at CBS which she interned at during her Junior year of college and loved it. She is now a production manager for the Morning News Show, the Gail King Show and just won her second Emmy for the best morning news show. They beat out the Today Show. She married Jow Harvey in 2021 and they moved to Los Angeles. CBS allowed her to tranfer and she still works for the Morning News Show, the Gail King Show

Ava, our youngest grandaughter, is now 14. She has always been an honor roll student and active in sports and student government, but has not decided what she wanted to pursue as a career as of now. She has plenty of time.