Mr. James E. Roy Jr.

LTC U.S. Army (retired) James Edward Roy Jr. of Crystal River, FL passed away on October 10, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Mission Hill Church, 10002 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33617, with Pastor Gary McNeal and Pastor Robert Glass, Officiating. Interment will follow in Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513 with Pastor Paul Alonso, Officiating.

Roy was born March 5, 1933, in Crystal River, Florida to Lillian and James Roy, Sr. His maternal grandparents, Ben and Melissa Scriven, were well-known in the community. The site of the old George Washington Carver School was once located in a part of Crystal River that was called “Scriventown” after his family who mostly populated the area.

Mr. James E. Roy Jr. was a native of Crystal River, FL, and a resident of Tampa, FL for 45 years. He attended Howard Academy, Class of 1951 in Ocala, and a BS in Biological Sciences at NC A&T in 1956. James was a former member of the Tampa Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, a volunteer with the Military Retired Officers Association, on his church home repair ministry, and the Florida Hurricane Disaster Relief Organization. He was self-employed as a Medical Radiation Physics Consultant in the State of Florida at 35 hospitals.

He leaves to cherish his memory; his wife, Diann; and four children, Michael, Carlos, Terri, and Alan.

A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Mission Hill Church, 10002 N. 56th Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33617.

Arrangements entrusted to Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.

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