Roy died March 16, 2011, in Greenville, Del. He was 93.  

After preparing at the Friends School, he majored in chemical engineering at Princeton, was a lacrosse manager, a member of the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Tower Club, and graduated with honors.

After graduation, Roy went to work for DuPont. In 1941, he joined the Navy, serving as a lieutenant aboard the U.S.S. Suwannee. His ship provided air support for amphibious landings during the Allied invasions of North Africa in 1942 and for many in the Pacific theater. He was injured by a Kamikaze plane during the Leyte Gulf landing, and his valor was recognized with a Purple Heart and American Defense Medal.

Postwar, Roy earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at Princeton and rejoined DuPont, where he held a succession of management and executive positions.  

He was a member of the Wilmington Country Club, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Sigma Xi Society, served on the board of managers at Friends School in Wilmington, and was a warden of Immanuel Episcopal Church.

Surviving from his marriage to the late Jeanette Bryam are a daughter, Karen Fleming; two sons, Kenneth and Michael, and their families. He also is survived by three stepchildren and their families from his marriage to the late Rosemary Zintl; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. To them all, his classmates offer their sincere sympathies.

Graduate Class of 1950
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Undergraduate Class of 1940