Roland Royce Kneece Jr.

Roland Royce Kneece, Jr. passed away peacefully on June 7, 2023 at the age of 83 surrounded by his loved ones. Royce was the only child of Roland Royce Kneece, Sr. and Katherine Kneece of Spartanburg, SC. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Tech, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Maryland. He was president of his TKE fraternity and served in the Army ROTC. He and Nancy Jane Smith were married 31 years, raising two children together. For the majority of his career he served as a Defense Analyst working in the Pentagon. A renaissance man, Royce’s interests included abstract painting, skiing, golf, sailing, cello and travel. He is survived by his life partner of 16 years Marsha Patrick, his two daughters Jane (Cate) Catherine Wnek (Christopher) and Emily Elizabeth Whittaker (Michael), grandchildren Tucker and Finn Wnek, and Brooke and Charlie Whittaker. A service and reception will be held at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls, VA on July 8 at 11 a.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to Doctors without Borders.

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