Leonard J. "Len" Roy

Leonard "Len" J. Roy, 86, of South Windsor, beloved husband of the late Carolyn (Root) Roy, died peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Fox Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vernon, surrounded by his family.

He was born on Dec. 17, 1927, in Woonsocket, R.I., son of the late Leo and Ruth (Keach) Roy. Len moved to Hartford as a young boy and graduated from Hartford Public High School, where he played varsity baseball and basketball. He went on to serve our country with the U.S. Army as a military policeman in Japan, where he was also drafted to play baseball for the Army team. A resident of South Windsor for over 55 years, Len worked as a draftsman for Hamilton Standard for many years. He was a member of the St. Margaret Mary Parish in South Windsor. Len had passion for basketball and enjoyed watching the University of Maryland team when his son played and the UConn women's basketball team. Len was a kind, caring, and devoted father, brother, and grandfather who loved to spend time with his grandchildren.

His family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Fox Hill Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center and Beacon Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.

He leaves his daughter, Deborah McAloney, and her husband, James, of South Windsor; his son, Thomas J. Roy, and his wife; Regine, of Sanatoga, Pa.; his sister, Sister Mary Ruth Roy of Hartford; two grandchildren, James "JT" McAloney, and his girlfriend, Kate Evans, of West Haven and Sarah McAloney, and her boyfriend, Jeremy Rider, of Swanzey, N.H.; and two sisters-in-law, Mary Roy of East Hartford and Gloria Roy of Cromwell. He was predeceased by his three brothers, Raymond, Russell and Norman Roy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church, 80 Hayes Road, South Windsor. Burial with military honors will follow in Wapping Cemetery, South Windsor.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Len's memory to ALS Association, Connecticut Chapter, 4 Oxford Road, Unit D4, Milford, CT 06460; and/or Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home in South Windsor has care of the arrangements.

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