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Floyd Windle Obituary
He was born April 15, 1943, in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of Frances (Gray) Windle and Floyd A. Windle Sr. He is married to Young Sun Lee Windle.
Mr. Windle served in the U.S. Navy and retired in 1985 as a senior chief torpedoman. He is a veteran of Vietnam, Lebanon Peace Keeping, and the Invasion of Grenada. Following his military service, he worked at Walmart in Groton.
He is a member of the Pawcatuck VFW.
In addition to his wife, Young, he is survived by a daughter, Amy Windle of Pawcatuck; a son, Floyd A. Windle III of Sebastian, Fla.; and a granddaughter, Elizabeth A. Windle.
A Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 27 Chase Hill Road, Ashaway, R.I. Burial is private.
Byles-Groton Memorial Home, 310 Thames St., Groton, is assisting with the arrangements.
Please visit www.Byles.com to sign the guestbook or to share a memory.
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Memories and Condolences
for Floyd Windle
Michelle Dvorak
November 18, 2024
Missing you my friend! I think of you often and I smile!
Michelle Dvorak
November 18, 2023
Missing you my friend I can´t believe it´s been 10 Years since we lost you my life is definitely empty here without you in it. Rest in peace.
Michelle Dvorak
November 18, 2022
Missing you and thinking of you very often we had such a great time working together at Groton Wal Mart
Harvey Barlow
November 18, 2019
Floyd was a good shipmate and one of my oldest friends. Our friendship began when we served together in Halfbeak in 1964 - 1965 and later, when we had families, our families were friends as well.
In the late '70s I visited Floyd when he was in Hawaii and I passed through on a ship. We visited in the '80s when Floyd was in Subic Bay aboard SSN Los Angeles and I was assigned there.
Years later after we had both retired from the Navy we spent tome together when I was in CT for a Halfbeak reunion and Floyd arranged for me to park my travel trailer at the Pawcatuck VFW.
In around 2011 I was in CT again and we went out and ate seafood together. The last time I saw Floyd was when he visited me in Texas for a few days in 2012.
Floyd left us too soon. I often think of him and wish we could drink a beer or two together once again.
Ellen Moran
December 2, 2013
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
November 27, 2013
Farewell old shipmate and friend.
Floyd and I became friends in early 1964 when I reported aboard USS Halfbeak where he was a TM2(SS) in the after torpedo room and I was a non-qual. Floyd was always fun and always a good and loyal friend.
He loved the Navy and the submarine force to which he devoted the best twenty-five years of his life.
I will always remember Floyd as one of my best lifelong friends.
Harvey Barlow
ETCM(SS) USN (retired)
Crosby County, TX
Joe Degnan
November 25, 2013
Lee, I just now was informed of Floyd's demise. He was a true friend and the epitome of the word "Shipmate". I'll see you tomorrow at the service.
John Goggin
November 25, 2013
A great friend and A&T office mate. You will be missed.
LCDR Royal Sheeley USN (RET)
November 25, 2013
Lee and Family, our thoughts are with you in this time of loss. As you may remember Floyd and I served together on USS Thomas Edison SSBN (610 ) Blue where Floyd was the LPO for the Torpedo room and then Launcher LPO and I was his Department Head. I will miss Floyd's E-Mails and the opportunities to get together at the VFW when I have visited Pawcatuck sense moving to Vermont. May TMCS(SS) Windle's eternal patrol be blessed with Fair winds and Following Seas.
Royal & Susan Sheeley and family.
Michelle Dvorak
November 24, 2013
You will be forever missed my friend!! Thank you for being the person you are and allowing me in you life!!!
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