We recently learned that our comrade, Chaplain, and good friend Rock Roth passed away on February 27th as he was returning from vacation in California. He apparently died of a heart attack. Rock sent me his Chaplain’s Column before he left on vacation so his final column is included in this newsletter. Rock retired from the Navy as a Captain. He flew missions off aircraft carriers during the Vietnam war, served with NATO command in Germany, and was the public relations officer for Naval Base Everett at its inception. When he moved here in the late 80’s, we became acquainted and became good friends. Even though Rock was actively involved in VFW and American Legion, he was more involved with Rotary where he supported various programs at Scriber Lake High School. Scriber Lake’s staff and students, like us, will sorely miss Rock.
