Roy was born on January 24th, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to Claud and Jessie Pool. He passed on January 29th, 2016 in Long Beach, California at the age of 85 with his wife, Annette, by his side, holding his hand as she had during their entire 58 years of marriage.

Loving father, caring brother and uncle, and loyal friend to many,Roy lived a very full and rewarding life. He graduated from Big Spring High School where he was successful in track & field and earned a scholarship to attend Texas Christian University in Fort Worth Texas. While attending college he enlisted in the Air Force and became a member of the Air Force Air Police, providing personnel security during the Korean War. It was during his time serving in the military that he learned to love the game of golf, which he continued to enjoy playing for the better part of his adult life.

After he completed his service, Roy returned to his beloved home state of Texas to continue his education at Texas Tech where he received his Bachelor's degree. He would later go on to earn a Masters of Science degree in business from Long Beach State University in California. He was a lifetime member of the Freemasons and sang with numerous choirs over his lifetime.

It was during a visit to his parents after they had moved to Long Beach, California thatRoy met Annette (George). He had taken a "summer" job in nearby Hawthorne when his sister, Betty, decided she wanted him to stay in the area so launched a campaign to find him a girlfriend. She asked her neighbor at the time, Renee House, if she had any single female friends and it just so happened that Renee worked with Annette. They went on a blind date in June, and a couple weeks later he proposed. They were married on August 30th, 1957 of that same year.

Their life together began in Gardena where they rented a home for several months before purchasing their first house in Torrance, CA. Soon after they had settled in, their first child, Ted, was born. About five years later, a few months after the birth of their second child, Lori, they bought a new home in Los Alamitos, CA where they would spend many happy years watching their children grow.

During this time Roy experienced some unique challenges and adventures in his life. In the early 70's he was asked to take on a critical role with Northrop, where he was a Human Resources Manager (and retired from after 27 years). They needed someone to move to Iran to create unity between two very diverse staff cultures to ensure the success of their project there. After discussing the opportunity with his family, he and Annie decided to make the move and were there for two years. It turned out to be an amazing adventure and exposed Ted and Lori to a world they otherwise would never have known.

Roy also took the "trip of a lifetime" on a fishing expedition to Alaska. Let's just say that it turned out to be a "bait and switch" scenario where he ate freeze dried soup, was bitten by bugs the size of small rodents, sought refuge from the elements in an outhouse, and caught nothing as he stood elbow to elbow with dozens of other fishermen around a "remote and exclusive" lake. But what great stories he came home to tell!

Roy's single greatest pleasure in life was spending time with his family. He enjoyed playing catch with his kids in the back yard; building things in the garage; camping with the family; playing poker and golfing with the guys; fishing with his son; and hanging out with the family dog. In recent years, even skiing in Mammoth where he qualified for the age 80+ lift ticket discount… we were all very proud of his efforts to stay active and create memorable family vacations.

An honest man, Roy had a very strong sense of morals and values that he lived by. Whether you agreed with them or not, they were his guiding light and he followed them in service to God. He had very strong faith and focused on living a life that exuded the values he learned as a child such as loyalty, fidelity, responsibility and honesty. And he literally worried about everyone – it was his way of showing love.

His sisters Helen Wilson and Betty Calman, along with his brother Charles Pool, preceded Roy in death. His wife, Annette Pool and two children, Lori Pool and TedPool, survive him.