Roger Loy Black

1936 - 2023

Roger Loy Black
August 8, 1936 - February 7, 2023
Roger Black age 86, a recent resident of Lincoln City, Oregon passed away in the early morning of February 7th, 2023 at Hillside Place, assisted living, where he took up residence due to Issues with Parkinson's. He had previously lived more than 40 years in the lower Pacific Heights area of San Francisco on Sacramento Street in a beloved garden apartment.
He was born in York, Pennsylvania on August 8, 1936 to Daniel M. and Annabel L. Black.
Roger graduated from North York High School (now Central High School) in 1954. He then attended York Junior College and then George Washington University in Washington, DC studying pharmacy.
He then served in the US Army in Korea until his discharge in San Francisco where he was employed by St. Mary's Hospital as assistant director of medical records for more than 30 years and finished his working career employed by the American Cancer Society.
Roger was a long time supporter of the arts and, while in San Francisco, had season tickets for the San Francisco Opera. He was an accomplished pianist, as well. He loved nature and was a member of the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Defense Fund.
He is survived by brothers D. Allen Black of Lincoln City, Oregon and Gary M. Black of Berwyn Heights, Maryland and sister Rosanne L. Hotaling of York, Pennsylvania.
There are no plans for a formal funeral at his request.