Grand Marshal & Theme Winner:
The Kingsville Parade annually honors an individual (or occasionally, individuals) who exhibit the grass-roots ideals the parade exemplifies of service to the community, devotion to family, and love of country. A Grand Marshal is nominated by members of the community and is honored on Parade Day by leading the Parade in a convertible and by official recognition from the reviewing stand and in the Parade Book.
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ROBERT LANG JR. “BOB”
Bob has been the president and owner of Good Shepherd Septic Service dba Bobby’s Portable Restrooms since 1987. He learned the trade at the very young age of seven from his successful father and acquired the skills and grew the desire to build his own business from
the ground up. Bob has been a longtime resident of Upper Falls forthe past 19 years where he has become very active in the community sponsoring the Kingsville 4 th of July Fireworks as a Committee memberas well as supporting the local St Stephens Catholic Church by
donating portable restrooms for their fundraisers. Bob believes that acommunity that works together thrives together. He believes inhelping thy neighbor even when they may not always be logistically close. Over the years he has proudly continued to demonstrate the support to those in need whether it be his annual coat drive for kids,collecting and delivering truckloads of goods to disaster relief areas or simply providing a space for the local Scouts of America to hold their carwash fundraiser on his Pulaski Highway parking lot. On one ofthose occasions, Local news station ABC, Channel 2 stopped byBobby’s on Pulaski Highway to spotlight Bob, friends and employees collecting donations for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in Texas inAugust of 2017. He does not do it for the recognition, he does itbecause there is simply a need. Bob has also been a board member for the Sail of Baltimore for the last twenty-five years. On a personal note, Bob loves old classic cars and John Deer tractors.He also puts on one of the best outdoor Christmas displays in town.This display often gets recognized in the
​local newspapers as one ofthe best outdoor displays to see.
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This year's theme winner is Charlotte Fox! Charlotte just finished 4th grade at St. Stephen's School and is thrilled to be part of the 2025 Kingsville parade after winning the theme contest with "Bold Stripes, Bright Stars, Brave Hearts!"
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When she's not doing gymnastics or tumbling, Charlotte loves swimming, drawing, and
all kinds of animals. She's appeared in local productions like "Frozen Jr." and
"SpongeBob the Musical: Youth Edition" with the John Carroll Musical Theatre
Academy. At home in Kingsville, you'll find her playing outside with friends, hanging out
with her sister Grace and dog Lucy, or showing her love for God and country through
her kind spirit and positive energy.
The Star Spangled Banner
"Oh, say can you see
By the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed
At the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Through the perilous fight
O'er the ramparts we watched,
Were so gallantly, yeah, streaming?
And the rockets' red glare
The bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night
That our flag was still there
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave"
Independence Day
Independence Day (colloquially the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776. The Continental Congress declared that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subject to the monarch of Britain and were now united, free, and independent states. Independence Day is the national day of the United States.
