- Date Of Birth: May 14, 1934
- Date Of Death: December 10, 2012
- State: Maine
Bath – Roy Lawrence Reed Jr., 78, of Bath, passed away at his home on Monday, December 10th, 2012 with his family by his side. He was born in St. Louis Missouri on May 14th, 1934 the son of Roy Sr. and Albina Zuzack Reed. Roy grew up in Columbia, Missouri graduating from Hickman High School class of 1952. He went on to further his education and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Roy began working for Schlumberger Well Surveying Corp in Cushing, OK in March of 1956 a few shorts months later he joined the United States Air Force. December of 1956 he was transferred to Brunswick Navel Air Station and Maine became his home. In May of 1958 he met Sally Footer, on a blind date, and they were married on October 25th, at St. Mary’s Church. On April 1959 Roy was transferred to Newfoundland (St. Johns) Pepperal AFB, were he completed his active duty until 1960 moving back to Oklahoma.
Roy worked for Schulmgerg Well Surveying Corp in Ardmore, OK and transferred to Enid Ok until 1962 when the family moved to New York and Roy was offered a job working for DuPont as an Electrical Engineer. In 1965 the family moved back home to Maine and Roy was employed at Bath Iron Works, until retiring as Vice President of Marketing in 1990.
Roy was a loyal man who always put his family first.