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2020
David Roy Obituary
Northborough - David A. Roy, 84, a longtime resident of Northborough, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2020, at Rose Monahan Hospice Home in Worcester, where he received compassionate care. He leaves the love of his life of 59 years, Lorraine A. (Jutras) Roy; his daughter, Patricia Benedict and her husband Jay of Northborough; two sons, Michael Roy and his wife Karen of Grafton; Don Roy and his wife Terri of Uxbridge; grandfather of Kerry Benedict, Kendal Roy, Kyle Roy, Ryan Roy, Mikaela Nash and Kelsey Lincoln; four great-grandchildren; he also leaves his brothers, Don Roy of Claremont, NH; Maurice Roy of Sherbrooke, QC. His sisters, Gloria Mastro of N. Reading and Louise Roy of Sherbrooke, QC. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews and Dave's beloved dog, Bella. Mr. Roy was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Richard Roy and a granddaughter, Jamie Benedict. Born and raised in Berlin, NH, he was the son of the late of Louis and Lydia (Drouin) Roy. He lived in Northborough since 1967. During the 1960s, Dave worked at Raytheon Corp. For several years, he was employed at UMass Medical Center in Worcester as Director of Material and Handling. From 1974-2000, Dave held the title of Rink Manager at North Star Youth Forum in Westborough. He was a cofounder of Northborough Youth Hockey in the early 1970s. In 1975, he became the first coach of Algonquin Regional H.S. hockey and coached for eight years. Dave also coached at WPI from 1986-1999 and reached the nationals one year. Mr. Roy was also involved with Northborough Little League and Babe Ruth Baseball for 17 years. Dave proudly served his country in the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia from 1958-60. He was member of St. Mary of the Hills Church.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Dave's funeral Mass will be held privately at St. Mary of the Hills Church in Boylston on Thursday September 17th. Burial with military honors will follow in Howard Street Cemetery, Northborough. There are no calling hours. Please omit flowers. Memorial donations in Dave's memory may be made to Rose Monahan Hospice Home, 9 Judith Rd. Worcester, MA 01602. To view Dave's online tribute, share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.chiampafuneralhome.com.
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Eric and Brett Warner
September 12, 2020
More about Dave Roy....the corner stone of Northboro Youth Hockey...Mr. NorthStar! Thanks Dave
Eric and Brett Warner
September 12, 2020
Dave Directing how to skate with passion and energy....
Eric and Brett Warner
September 12, 2020
Dave always there with the kids
Eric and Brett Warner
September 12, 2020
Revisiting Berlin NH article...Dave's home town
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Coach Roy - the "NorthStar" of Northboro Youth Hockey...he set the vision and deployed his vision! Thank you from all your hockey players!
Chris Altemus
September 10, 2020
Rest in peace, coach.
Karl Bjorn
September 10, 2020
Dear ,Lorraine , Patty , Mike & Donny
Dave did so much for Hockey & the kids from Northboro & Southboro . Starting Northboro youth hockey in the early 70 ‘s were there were hundreds of kids playing hockey . Then in 1975 he Coached the 1 st Algonquin Hockey team . If I remember correctly it was a 2-1 win over Burncoat ! He was also part of the group from Northboro Youth Hockey who helped purchase NorthStar back in 76 or77 . This gave Northboro their own home rink & a place to play their league games as well . Our Northboro teams did very well . Many league League & District Champions . In one year 1975 our Squirt A’s finished 2nd in the State ourB team came in 4th . Not bad for small town. Dave was the Coach of the A team & Jim Flanagan Coached the B Team.
Dave’s influence over Hockey was wide spread . He ran the NorthStar Youth Leagues that had teams from Central Mass & Metro West . He had a great effect on Central Mass HS Hockey from being the Commissioner of Central Mass &
starting the NorthStar Prep League & the North Star JV League . The JV league helped save many HS programs including the Worcester Voke & Public School teams I Coached.
There were many times after games I would sit down in his office & talk about Hockey ,family & many shared stories . Those memories brought us many laughs .
Let the great memories that you all had with him help you thru this difficult time . RIP Coach .
Karl Bjorn ( former player)
Jay Sweet
September 10, 2020
In loving memory of a wonderful person. David, without question, was the most influential individual during the rise of hockey in central Massachusetts during the Boston Bruins Bobby Orr years and beyond! Thankfully, his influence continues today. Parents who played hockey and their kids who play hockey today owe a tip of the hat to Dave. It is because of Dave that hockey lived and continues its strong growth. Unfortunately, many hockey legends like Dave have passed. Few remember the Worcester Ice Arena at Webster Square, the Worcester Youth Hockey Ice Arena on Shore Drive, and the opening of Lake Ave Ice Arena. Few remember the rink collapse at The Northstar Youth Forum during the blizzard of 1978. I do! I was there with two great friends. You may have heard of the greatest generation. Well, Dave was a part of that. He served both the country and the hockey world. Dave was an exceptional husband, father, role model, and mentor. He did so many things for me and so many others. His passing deeply saddens me. I will be forever thankful to David. Thank you, Lorraine Roy. Thank you on behalf of all the past and present members of the hockey family in Northboro and beyond. What fun Dave and I had working together as Board of Directors, coaches, umpires, and hockey referees!
The Sweet Family-Jay, Jean, Allyson, Danielle, and Andrew.
Mike Germain
September 9, 2020
To the Roy family, Dave was a great guy that helped so many kids throughout his life, to many to count. He will always be remembered for his contributions to hockey at all levels. The hockey world lost a great man. RIP
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