1939
Mr.
2007
Mr. Bruce Roach
August 19, 1939 — July 13, 2007
Bruce Edward Roach, age 67, of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away July 13, 2007, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.
Bruce was born on August 19, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Herold and Marguerite Roach. Bruce graduated from Wichita West High School in 1957 and Pittsburg State University (PSU) in 1962. While attending PSU, he was a four-year varsity football letterman and a member of the 1957 and 1961 NAIA National Championship teams. After graduation, Bruce was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant, where he completed both Airborne and Ranger training at Fort Benning, Georgia. While at Fort Benning, he also served as a Ranger instructor and played football for the Army's Fort Benning Doughboys. In 1966, he moved to the Kansas City area where he worked as a teacher, coach and administrator at Shawnee Mission South High School until his retirement in 1998. Bruce cherished his 32 years of service at Shawnee Mission South High School, where he continually strove to create an environment of education excellence. Bruce approached everything he did in life with a high amount of energy and passion. He was an avid sports enthusiast who especially enjoyed following local high school, college and professional football. Nothing, however, took the place of the love he had for his entire family.
Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Herold Edward Roach, and his mother, Marguerite JoAnn Roach. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ann Roach, of the home; his daughter Brenda Walden and her husband Mike of Overland Park, Kansas; his son Bruce E. Roach, Jr. and his wife Shea of Tulsa, Oklahoma; his sister Beverly Hatfield and her husband Gary of Sacramento, California; his brother Herold (Pete) Roach and his wife Lana of Springfield, Missouri; and his five grandchildren, Max Walden, Mitch Walden, Bailey Walden, Logan Roach, and Mason Roach.
Memorial Services will be held on Monday, July 16, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Colonial Presbyterian Church - Quivira Campus (12501 W. 137th St., Overland Park, KS 66221). Visitation will be Monday, July 16, 2007, at 10 a.m., at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting friends make contributions to the Bruce Roach Memorial Fund in care of Shawnee Mission South High School, 5800 W. 107th St., Overland Park, KS 66207. The money raised in his honor and memory will be used to enrich and enhance Shawnee Mission South High School - his passion for over 32 years
Bruce was born on August 19, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Herold and Marguerite Roach. Bruce graduated from Wichita West High School in 1957 and Pittsburg State University (PSU) in 1962. While attending PSU, he was a four-year varsity football letterman and a member of the 1957 and 1961 NAIA National Championship teams. After graduation, Bruce was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant, where he completed both Airborne and Ranger training at Fort Benning, Georgia. While at Fort Benning, he also served as a Ranger instructor and played football for the Army's Fort Benning Doughboys. In 1966, he moved to the Kansas City area where he worked as a teacher, coach and administrator at Shawnee Mission South High School until his retirement in 1998. Bruce cherished his 32 years of service at Shawnee Mission South High School, where he continually strove to create an environment of education excellence. Bruce approached everything he did in life with a high amount of energy and passion. He was an avid sports enthusiast who especially enjoyed following local high school, college and professional football. Nothing, however, took the place of the love he had for his entire family.
Bruce was preceded in death by his father, Herold Edward Roach, and his mother, Marguerite JoAnn Roach. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ann Roach, of the home; his daughter Brenda Walden and her husband Mike of Overland Park, Kansas; his son Bruce E. Roach, Jr. and his wife Shea of Tulsa, Oklahoma; his sister Beverly Hatfield and her husband Gary of Sacramento, California; his brother Herold (Pete) Roach and his wife Lana of Springfield, Missouri; and his five grandchildren, Max Walden, Mitch Walden, Bailey Walden, Logan Roach, and Mason Roach.
Memorial Services will be held on Monday, July 16, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Colonial Presbyterian Church - Quivira Campus (12501 W. 137th St., Overland Park, KS 66221). Visitation will be Monday, July 16, 2007, at 10 a.m., at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting friends make contributions to the Bruce Roach Memorial Fund in care of Shawnee Mission South High School, 5800 W. 107th St., Overland Park, KS 66207. The money raised in his honor and memory will be used to enrich and enhance Shawnee Mission South High School - his passion for over 32 years
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