Timothy “Tim” Roy

Timothy “Tim” Roy, age 72, of the Town of Omro, Wis., passed away Friday, March

17, 2023, after a short battle with cancer.

He was born on Jan. 27, 1951.

Tim grew up in Grafton and was a 1969 graduate of Grafton High School.

Tim served in the U.S. Army from Oct. 5, 1970, through April 28, 1972, in Germany during the Vietnam War. He also served as commander of the Rose-Harms American Legion Post, Grafton, Wis., from 1982 to 1983.

On Sept. 25, 1992, he married Colleen Mitchell (Eichmann) at the courthouse in Port Washington, Wis.

Tim worked in sales for Ford Tool & Gage for 17 years and then started working for Control Gaging Inc. for 20 year until retirement in 2016.

Tim enjoyed talking, being around his friends, riding his BMW motorcycles, off-roading in his Jeep and watching NASCAR.

Tim is survived by his wife Colleen, stepchildren Chris and Jamie Mitchell, grandchildren Dominick and Jacob Mitchell and great-grandchildren Riley, Keegan and Noah Mitchell.

He is further survived by brothers Tom (Carin) Roy, Tracey (Cindi) Roy, Todd (Barb) Roy and Tony (Kris) Roy, sisters Tammy (Bob) Harrison and Trudy (Mark) Greenwood, brothers-in-law George Mikulski and Todd Eichmann and many loving nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father Thomas C. Roy Jr., mother Loraine (Dahmer) Roy, sister Teri (Roy) Mikulski and mother-in-law Dolores (Robinson)Eichmann.

A celebration of life will take place on Sunday, July 30, at the Rose-Harms Legion Post, 1540 13th Ave., Grafton, Wis., from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A light meal will be served.

Memorials are requested to the Rose-Harms Legion Post 355, Grafton, Wis., in honor of his father, himself and brothers who served our country; srfcure.org, Scleroderma Research Foundation, 220 Montgomery St., Suite 484, San Francisco, CA 94104, in honor of his sister Therese Mikulski; or Tom Roy-UPI at gclancers.com/baseballproject.