Roy E. Benoit Jr.

April 25, 2020

Roy E. Benoit, Jr., age 90, died on April 25, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Colette (Roch) Benoit for 69 years and son of the late Roy E. Benoit, Sr. and Jeanne A. (Hebert) Benoit. Roy served in the 1st Cavalry Division of the US Army as medical technician in Occupied Japan and after a 27-year career he retired from the N.E. Telephone Company as an Installation & Repair Manager. Roy was an active member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, a past chairman of its Narragansett Chapter, a proud member of the AMC’s “White Mountains 4,000-Footer Club,” and a recipient of the “John Clark Award” recognizing his energetic contributions maintaining hiking trails in Rhode Island. During his retirement Roy spent several years as a hiking guide in the Swiss and French Alps and French Pyrenees.  He also served on the Board of Directors of the Pontiac Free Library in Warwick, RI.  He loved to hike, canoe, golf, and travel, and as an accomplished craftsman, he was an important part of his children’s many home remodeling projects. Roy was the devoted father of five children: Michel (Celeste) of Exeter, RI, Paul (Connie) of Astoria, OR, David (Clare) of Perth, Australia, Denise Lamb (Peter) of Sterling, CT and John of Warwick, RI.  He had 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.  He was the brother of Jeanne Archambault of Jamestown, RI. The family wants to extend deep gratitude to Annie and Dayra with the VNA Hospice of Care New England. A celebration of life with military honors will be held at a later date.  The family would appreciate memorial donations to the Boston Shriners Hospital for Children, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114 (https://donate.lovetotherescue.org/give/119312/#!/donation/checkout?utm_source=shcmain&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=donatebutton&utm_campaign=shc&c_src=shc&c_src2=main ); or to the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) of Care New England – Hospice Care, 51 Health Lane, Warwick, RI 02886 ( https://foundation.vnacarenewengland.org/ ).