August 5, 1936 - February 28, 2019
On Thursday, February 28, 2019, Roy Conarroe passed away peacefully in Hospice in Comox, BC with family by his side, at the age of 82.
Roy was born in Kelowna, BC to Ernest and Edna Conarroe and moved to Victoria as a child where he spent the majority of his life and met his wife Joy Webster. Roy and Joy were married in Victoria in September 1956 and they enjoyed 50 years together, raising 6 children: Debbie (Larry), Wayne (Martine), Suzanne (Peter), Kevin (Heidi), Sherri (Doug) and Sandy (Greg).
They then moved to the Comox Valley in 1988. Roy was predeceased by his wife Joy in November 2006 and was remarried in January 2009 to Germaine Lepine in Courtenay. Roy lovingly leaves the legacy of 15 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his brother, Ernest Conarroe as well as by numerous nieces and nephews.
Roy is most fondly remembered from his days as a drywaller, his time as owner of Brownies Fried Chicken in Colwood, as a maintenance worker at North Island College, and as the sheep and donkey farmer at Point Holmes in Comox.
Roy always had a friendly smile and joke to share and will be missed by all who knew him.
A Celebration of Life will be held later in the spring on May 11th, 2019 at Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church, at 1 pm with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to your local church.