William Earl Roy, 86, of Kalispell, MT passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013.
He was born to the late Richard and Alma Roy, October 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA. After serving with the US Army in the Pacific during WWII, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College, PA; then going on to a career with the US Treasury Dept. He is survived by Jeanne, his wife of 48 years, six children and six grandchildren.
A sailor, a farmer, a cowboy, and an avid golfer he never missed an opportunity for adventure. A highlight of his involvement with Frontier Soldiers Re-enactors was a brief appearance in the movie "Dances With Wolves"
Excerpt from "IF", a poem by Rudyard Kipling, that sustained him throughout his life:
"If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them: "Hold on!" ....
......If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!"
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He was born to the late Richard and Alma Roy, October 20, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA. After serving with the US Army in the Pacific during WWII, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster College, PA; then going on to a career with the US Treasury Dept. He is survived by Jeanne, his wife of 48 years, six children and six grandchildren.
A sailor, a farmer, a cowboy, and an avid golfer he never missed an opportunity for adventure. A highlight of his involvement with Frontier Soldiers Re-enactors was a brief appearance in the movie "Dances With Wolves"
Excerpt from "IF", a poem by Rudyard Kipling, that sustained him throughout his life:
"If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them: "Hold on!" ....
......If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!"