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1950
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2020
J. ROOF Obituary
January 1950-December 2020. The Roof Family lost their hero when he died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2020. J Eric Roof went to his heavenly home to join the love of his life, best friend, and wife of 50 years, Nancy Roof, who preceded him in death. "Rick" as he was known to those close to him, was the loving, caring, and proud
father of three children,
Matthew Roof, Marcus Roof, and Mindy Roof, who loved their father as a hero, teacher, and confidant. They will survive him in death as his greatest legacy. He was also the Father-in-law to Tracee (Burke) Roof, wife of Marcus Roof, who he loved as one of his own. He was a proud and loving grandfather to 4 adoring grandchildren, Taylor Roof, Lauren Edwards, Jacob Edwards, and Anna Roof with whom he spent countless hours telling stories of past adventures, creating numerous crafts and projects, walking unmeasurable steps down his country lane, and racking up miles on golf cart rides in the woods. Rick is also survived in death by one sister, Judy (Roof) Wollenberg, and several nieces, nephews, and extended family. He will be remembered fondly and honored as a decorated Marine Vietnam Veteran,and Air Force Airman with over 20 years of service to his country, who in his retirement loved to plant trees on his farm, spend time with his family, and quietly give to those in need. The wishes of Rick's dearly departed wife were that in lieu of funeral services and flowers, a donation be given in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to help children who are fighting to live long and fulfilling lives like she and her husband had the opportunity to share together. Nancy was Rick's biggest love and reason for living. He did everything in his power to provide Nancy with her every wish during their 50-year marriage. With this in mind, the family has requested that all donations and tokens of appreciation in remembrance of J Eric (Rick) Roof be
given to the St. Jude Nancy J. Roof Memorial Fund
https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/GiftFunds/GiftFunds?px=6677869&pg=personal&fr_id=39300. The family would like to thank everyone for their love, support, and memories shared with our cherished father. Condolences may be left for the family at www.FerncliffCemetery.org.
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Robert W Kirkconnell, CMSgt, Ret. USAF
May 21, 2022
My condolences to J.'s family. I knew him at George Air Force Base in the early 1980s. I was the Supply Sq. First Sergeant and he was our dormitory manager, and an extraordinary one at that. Our dorm won award after award. Occasionally, we did not follow all the rules and sometimes got called on the carpet to answer for it. J. (that's how we knew him as) and I were both combat decorated Vietnam vets and we made a point of wearing every decoration we had. Dressed to the hilt, we would go get summarily chewed out by the base commander who didn't really care what we had "procured" for the dorm. He knew he had a place to show off when "high rollers" came to the base. He was really fun and I sure learned a lot from him! Goodbye, old buddy.
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