Roy S. Mark

Roy was my best friend in high school. We were on the high school newspaper together. Though we were roommates at UT for one semester, we ran in different circles related to our majors. He was always fun to be with and always so humorous. I appreciated the time I got to spend with him. I also know that he had a great family, too. I know I really liked his mom and dad, though I wondered if Roy’s claim that his father really did bite was true…
My wife and I saw him a few years ago, and he...

I have fond memories of Roy and I in Victoria College the summer after graduating from VHS. It was a Texas Government class . Roy kept me in stitches giggling through most of it. He was very witty and had wise cracks to lighten up what was a pretty dry subject. One thing I remembered when I read some of the others memories was that he was trying to gain weight. In fact he was under doctors orders to drink one beer each night before going to bed. This always struck me as funny- What a...

Roy was a classmate of mine at Victoria High School when we were still "Stingarees". He was smart, funny and always had a smile. We lost touch over the years but I have never forgotten his quick wit and cheerful demeanor. Roy will be greatly missed by all who were privileged to know him. I'm sure he's keeping the angels entertained by now!

Roy, as an Eagle Scout, served as Lifesaving Merit Badge Instructor in March 1969 for me and my brother Chris Beam at the YMCA pool in Victoria, TX. He worked us hard with conditioning swims because of serious nature of the requirements. We completed the merit badge and went on to earn our Eagle Scout Rank. We are grateful that he gave back to the Scouting program.
Jim Beam....Spring, TX.

I was deeply saddened to hear that Roy
had passed away. I had known Roy since
Crain Jr. High. We went to Victoria
High School together. He was always had a big smile and wonderful personality. He did such a fine job at
VHS as the sports editor of the school
newspaper. He will be greatly missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with your
family.

Ricky Lenz

I have known Roy for many years in Houston. I enjoyed drinking with him and friends at a local pub we named the Bucket of Blood for its solid red benches. Roy and I spent time making soap at my home. He said now I can tell my friends I have boiled suet for soap. When I traveled to Washington for business he would put me up and we would toast the town on my expense account. He was a good, kind person that was easy to respect. I am pleased that I had one last conversation with him a few weeks...

Years ago, I visited Roy Mark in DC. It was the coldest July I have ever seen, and on one rainy day, as we left his flat in Arlington, while walking down the stairs, he grabbed my hand, did a little soft shoe shuffle and began to sing “Singin’ in the Rain.” We danced, not well, but we danced down the stairs and down the block: “just like Fred and Ginger” he said. I was wearing tennis shoes that would not stay tied, and Roy, many, many times that day, graciously knelt and tied my shoes.

A valued and almost excessively generous colleague. I'll miss you, Roy - and my deepest sympathies to your loved ones.