Roy Waddell, 85, surrounded by his children went peacefully to be with the Lord Friday, July 5, 2019. He was born February 12, 1934 in Hopewell, Virginia the 7th and last child to George W. and Flora Jones Waddell and grew up in Buies, North Carolina.
Roy joined the military in 1953 and faithfully served his country in the USAF for 33 ½ years. One of the favorite stories was how he “flew on his belly all the while passing gas at 40,000 feet in the air as an air re-fueler in a KC135 Stratotanker”
Roy was married in 1956 and is survived by his 3 children, Patty and Tom Quaid in Glendale, AZ, Roy and Diann Waddell in Ypsilanti, MI and JoAnn and Mike Parsons in St. Charles, MO. Roy has 6 Grandchildren and 10 Great Grandchildren.
Roy moved into Glencroft in 2009 and quickly became involved in the Glencroft community, Friday Night Social Events- Sandman was his favorite- Wii Bowling with appropriately named “Odd Balls” Team winning the championship once and always proving to be a contender! He loved “juking”, working puzzles and was a faithful volunteer for many years at Henry’s Market Place.
He LOVED Glencroft!