Meet the Owners: Marianne Orr

Welcome to PD SOCIAL and welcome to our first Meet Our Neighbor volunteer.  This is Marianne Orr and she lives on Offshore, in the Mariners section of Palmetto Dunes.  Marianne and her husband have been full-time residents in PD for 30 years.  Forty years ago, the couple visited friends in PD and continued to vacation here for 10 years until they decided to purchase their retirement home.  They have lived in that home ever since.  That was thirty years ago! Quite exciting!!

When asked about some of her favorite memories of PD, Marianne said she loved the years of the PD Club.  Mr. and Mrs. Orr would play golf with friends and then meet at the club after for lunch.  The club had many activities like dinners and cocktail parties.  It was a large part of the PD social life.  She stated that she “was very sad when Greenwood bought it and then eventually closed it.”  Marianne also said some of her other best memories was their Sunday Fundays’.  They had a big group of people that would play co-ed golf every Sunday, then go to someone’s house for drinks, and then the group would go out to dinner.  Sometimes as many as 22 would attend, she added.  Palmetto Dunes was a very social place!

When Marianne was asked what she loved most about Palmetto Dunes, she had a fantastic response.  She said “I love PD because there is nothing to not love.  The golf, the beaches, the shopping, and the restaurants are all excellent and were within minutes to anything!”  She also added that her, her children and grandchildren always loved the General Store.  The love the Fried Chicken and the ice cream, but they really love the shirts and sweatshirts they would buy there.  Her family still has many of the items they bought at the General Store over the years as they are such good quality and last forever!  In addition to the beaches, golf, shopping, restaurants and General Store, Marianne said she loves her neighborhood.  She said, Offshore has part-time and full-time residents, ranging from young to old, but most don’t rent, so she really gets to know and enjoy her neighbors.

The Orr extended family has loved Palmetto Dunes for 40 years.  Mrs. Orr said because of this love of PD and the whole island, her granddaughter has decided to hold her her destination wedding in December here on Hilton head Island.  Congratulations to her granddaughter Liz and the whole Orr family!

Written by Dawn Schlich