Roy Lynn Lewis
11/12/1943 - 4/28/2024
Roy Lynn Lewis, 80, of Richwood, Texas passed away peacefully at his home on 04/28/2024.
Roy was born on November 12, 1943, to Coe and Ruby Lewis in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. After Roy graduated Valedictorian from Pine Tree High School in 1961, he went on to Kilgore College. He obtained his bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin University graduating as Valedictorian of his class. He later obtained his master's degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.
While obtaining his bachelor's degree at Stephen F. Austin, Roy was appointed as a summer missionary working with the Baptist Student Union in the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky.
While obtaining his master's degree at Sam Houston State, he met the love of his life, Barbara Ann Lowery. They were married on December 21, 1968. Shortly after marrying, Roy and Barbara moved down to the Brazosport area in 1969 when Roy accepted a job teaching English at Brazosport College, kickstarting a 47-year career.
Barbara and Roy were members of the First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson.
Roy and Barbara went on to have three children, Brandy Katherine (1974), Holly Elizabeth (1977), and Lynsay Margaret (1981).
Roy retired from Brazosport College in 2015 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage. Prior to the hemorrhage, Roy was very active in intramural sports and the Baptist Student Union at the college, having taken several teams to the Baptist Student Union state softball tournament (and winning the title several times). Roy was the first sponsor of the newly formed Baptist Student Union on the Brazosport College campus.
Roy was very active in the Lion's Club; he was a member of the Richwood Lion's club which eventually became the Brazosport Evening Lion's club for over 50 years. He was also very active in the Masonic Lodge. He became a mason in 1998 after his daughters had been in the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls for many years. Roy worked hard and it wasn't long before he became a 33rd degree mason. Roy served as the Worshipful Master of Lake Jackson Lodge twice and he was very involved in the Scottish Rite Masonic body in Galveston.
Roy loved the Texas Longhorns, the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Giants. Roy loved playing and watching all sports, especially softball and basketball. He was a long-time pitcher for a variety of slow-pitched softball teams (county leagues, church leagues, senior leagues, and other competitive teams). He looked forward to playing in an annual cardiac survivor's softball game every spring.
Roy was an avid hunter, having had deer leases all over the state of Texas for most of his adult life. He would take immense pride in preparing for deer season- fixing up his deer stands, putting out deer feed, etc.
Roy never met an animal that he did not love, nursing a number of wounded animals back to health in his home throughout the years. On one occasion, he had his wife stop traffic in the middle of Old Angleton Road in the dark of night so that he could help a raccoon cross the road. You could often find him in the company of a succession of his favorite dogs. His youngest daughter has inherited this gene.
Roy is preceded in death by his parents, Coe and Ruby Lewis as well as his brother, Tony Lewis. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 55 years, Barbara, his daughters Brandy Barrett, Holly Henry (Stephen), and Lynsay Lewis, and his granddaughters McKenzie Smith, Hannah Henry, and Hadley Henry.
The family will welcome friends and family for a visitation at Lakewood Funeral Chapel in Lake Jackson, Texas on Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
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