Rick Shaper

Rick is a retired engineer and owner of manufacturing businesses. A former resident of East Hills (now living in Port Washington), Rick worked a summer job in 1964 at the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge site when it was used as a neighborhood swimming pool and tennis club.

“My interest in the Roslyn Landmark Society began after I met Howard Kroplick,” said Rick Shaper, “and learning of decades of efforts to successfully preserve the character of Roslyn Village in the face of the constant pressure from commercial and residential real estate developments. I am glad to be a part of that ongoing effort.”

Rick moved to the Roslyn area in 1957 and has lived in or nearby Roslyn Village for the past 67 years. Before graduating from Roslyn High School, Rick got to visit the Grist Mill when it was still a tea house.

In the early 70s, Rick wrote a letter to the editor of Newsday voicing his objection to plans to build a supermarket in the Village of Roslyn. Rick was appalled that one of the remaining historic villages in Long Island would be trampled up and its historic character lost.

More recently, Rick served as the Chair of the Planning Board of Old Brookville as well as a member of the Planning Commission of Nassau County. He is currently a Trustee and Treasurer for Harbor View at Port Washington HOA, Inc. and advises the Financial Committee of the Ethical Humanist Society of Long Island.