DECEMBER 3, 1941 – NOVEMBER 12, 2021

ROY WAS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS AND GIFTS. HE SERVED IN THE AIR FORCE AS A YOUNG MAN, AND RETIRED FROM SOUTHWESTERN BELL AS A "YOUNG" OLDER MAN. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE AND A HANDSHAKE READY, OR A FIRM HAND AND A LONG LOOK IF THAT WAS NEEDED. NOT A MAN OF MANY WORDS, BUT WHEN HE SPOKE, YOU WANTED TO LISTEN…IN THOSE FEW WORDS HE COULD IMPART SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS, ENCOURAGEMENT TO SUCCEED, A BETTER WAY TO BE A BETTER PERSON AND LOVE WITHOUT MEASURE. HE WAS HARD WHEN YOU NEEDED HIM TO BE AND GENTLE WHEN THAT'S WHAT WAS NEEDED. "WALK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK" WAS THE BEST ADVICE EVER. SERVES US WELL, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES TO THIS VERY DAY. THE CHALLENGE IS TO FIND WHICH "BIG STICK" TO CARRY! NO ONE CAN EVER FILL HIS SHOES, BUT WE CAN CARRY ON WHERE HE LEFT OFF, BEING THE "BETTER" PART OF A BETTER WORLD.

ROY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, RAY EMITT SCHOOLEY; MOTHER, MARGARET JOHNSON SCHOOLEY; AND DEAR FAMILY FRIEND, JOHN P. BROPHY. ROY IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, SANDRA M. HARRISON SCHOOLEY; BROTHER, TIM E. SCHOOLEY AND WIFE BARBARA; FAMILY FRIENDS, RUTH MAGEE, BERTHA BROPHY, AND GRACE RANKIN. ROY IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTER, CINDY ALLEY-COLLINS; DAUGHTER, RENEE SCHOOLEY MCANALLY AND HUSBAND JEFF; SON, JASON SCHOOLEY AND WIFE TAMMY; GRANDCHILDREN, TYLER MCANALLY AND WIFE KELLIE, MASON MCANALLY AND WIFE KALI, CHRYSTON BOYD AND HUSBAND BRANDON, HANNA COLLINS AND AUSTIN, MADELYN SCHOOLEY AND BRANSON, AND DANIEL SCHOOLEY; AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, RAYLAN MCANALLY, MAC MCANALLY, CADE BOYD, AND YET TO ARRIVE BABY BOYD AND BABY SAWYER MCANALLY.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE FOR ROY WILL BE 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2021, AT GARMANY & CARDEN FUNERAL DIRECTORS CHAPEL, 1201 FOURTH ST, ROSENBERG, TX 77471 . VISITATION WILL BE FROM 1 - 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY, FOR ONE HOUR PRECEDING THE SERVICE.

MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN IN HIS MEMORY TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, P.O. BOX 22478, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK  73123, OR ONLINE AT www.cancer.org

CONDOLENCE MESSAGES MAY BE WRITTEN FOR THE SCHOOLEY FAMILY AT www.garmanycarden.com

SERVICES ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GARMANY & CARDEN FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 1201 FOURTH STREET, ROSENBERG, TX 77471 (281)342-4671.