I met Roy at the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Mississauga Centre where we were both members. Roy gave some very interesting presentations to the club including terraforming of Venus. He loved the opera piece "Song of the Moon" from Rusalka. I once had an argument with him as to the composer and we bet a bottle of wine. Of course, Roy won the bet and I presented him with a bottle of red wine at the next meeting of the club. He was an excellent lecturer and intelligent, likable individual. Condolences to the family. I found out about his passing from the Toronto Star.
Chris Malicki, Councillor RASC Mississauga Cente,
My condolences to Kathy on the passing of Roy.I and my late wife Lorraine held Roy in the greatest admiration of his talents.Although it has been many years since I have spoken or have seen Roy In have often thought about Roy an Kathie and wish Kathie the best in the years to come.
Sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to all of the family, especially Kathy! God bless you all!
Carol. My sincere condolences to you, your mother and siblings on the death of your father.
Love & blessings, Barbara
The Earth has tilted on it's axis with the loss of Roy. I have volunteered with Tennis Canada for over 45 years and there are very few that leave an impression like Roy. I was lucky enough to meet Kathy as well. He was one of our drivers on the Transportation team. In the dictionary under "gentleman" there should be a photo of Roy. We had many conversations over the years and I had no idea he was an aeronautical engineer. There were so many other topics to cover. Roy and Kathy were a fixture on site. Their bond was incredible. Truly the couple we all want to be. Smiling, friendly, humble, charming, witty and not to mention a great looking couple (no wonder the camera loved them). When Roy decided to "retire" from our committee it was a loss. He was so dependable and able to think on his feet and trouble shoot. He was our "go to" driver and he never let us down. He was very much missed.
I want to send my deepest condolences to Kathy and family. He did live an amazing life with a loving family but the pain is real no matter how well the person lived.
Wanda