ROY MALETZ

MALETZ, Roy Of Andover, MA, age 78, passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving wife Linda Maletz, and children Allison Maletz of Salem, MA and Drew Maletz of Newton, MA. Born in Boston to Dr. Leo and Mrs. Dorothy Maletz, Roy grew up in Danvers, MA and Lynn, MA until his high school years which were spent at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University and earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins. It was during his residency at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal that he met Linda, and they were married shortly thereafter in 1970. During the Vietnam War, Roy fulfilled his required military duties under the Berry Plan, a program for physicians, and was stationed at the K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in northern Michigan. He served two years as a major in the Air Force. He and Linda then spent a year in Ann Arbor, MI where Roy completed his fellowship at the University of Michigan before finally settling down in Andover, MA. They lived together there for 46 years. Roy founded Nephrology Associates of the Merrimack Valley in Lowell, MA and enjoyed a long and distinguished career, continuing to care for his patients up until the time of his final illness. He was well known at Lowell General Hospital and other area hospitals. In the medical community, Roy was widely admired for his brilliance and integrity. A man of myriad interests and hobbies with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, he led an incredibly rich life that connected him with a large network of friends and acquaintances all over the world. Francophile, military history buff, classical music and opera lover, art collector, pianist, photographer, carpenter, sailor, audiophile, wine connoisseur, these were just a few of the passions Roy embraced in his unyielding desire to live life to the fullest. He was a loving father-in-law to Allegra Maletz; proud grandfather to Madeline and James Maletz; and dear brother to Andrea Chambers of New York, NY and her husband, William and Jane Lane of Wayland, MA and her husband, Earle. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends, and his loss will be felt by many in the Andover and Lowell communities. A private family service was held, and a Memorial Service will be announced at a future date. Donations in Roy's memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders by visiting https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org

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