Obituary: Roy Lewis Green, of Milford

Roy Lewis Green, 103 years young, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2025 at the VA Hospital in West Haven. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Mary Ann Green.

Roy was born August 5, 1922 in Bridgeport, CT, son of the late Raymond Lewis and Mary Florence Green. He proudly served during WWII in the Navy from June 1943 until Dec 29, 1945. His ship was LSM 227. In his later years he loved to wear his Proud Navy Veteran cap and we lost count of how many meals people bought for him. Trust us, he appreciated every one. And if you were lucky, you got to hear some of his stories. He graduated from Bassick High School in 1941. He was a tool and die maker by trade. He worked for Remington Arms in Bridgeport for 34 years until his retirement as Supervisor in 1985.

After retiring he was able to enjoy some time with Ann until she passed in 1988. He volunteered at Milford Hospital, and Mary Taylor Church. Ushered at the Shubert Theatre. Roy marched with the Spirit of Black Rock Fife and Drum Corps for many years as a drummer. He was an honorary Girl Scout with troup 30320 in Milford. He loved to be included in their activities and tell stories from WW2. Especially about Skeeter, the monkey they had on their ship. But most of all he loved spending time with his family. Especially at Lake Kanasatka in New Hampshire.

Dad knew he wasn’t the biggest guy in school, but he was blessed with greatathletic talent. He excelled at basketball, tennis and baseball in high school. He knew he had to hustle to be better. In his later years he took up golf and was proud of his 4 holes-in-one. “That’s what I was aiming for”. On July 4th, 1939 he got tickets to the Yankees from the Bridgeport Elks and saw Lou Gehrig’s famous farewell speech. He played in many senior golf leagues, including Tashua Knolls, and a bowling
league until his late 90’s.

In 1944, while home on a 3 day leave, he married his high school sweetheart, Mary Ann Sherwood. In 1946 after getting out of the Navy they purchased their home in the Rivercliff section of Devon. They raised 4 children there.

Roy was predeceased by his wife, Ann, his son Robert Green and son-in-law Scott Townsend. And siblings Elsie Gray and John Green. He is survived by his son Jeffrey Green (Kimberly) of Monroe, and his daughters Jill Anderson(Carl) of Clinton, and Patricia Townsend of Cheshire. Six grandchildren, Kim, Brian, Erin, Riley, Kyle and Michael. And 5 great grandchildren.

Roy knew the secret to staying young was staying social and active. He loved his breakfasts at the Flyer, his “Costco Tuesday Hotdogs”, and fish lunches at Uberti’s with his nephew Craig. Plus Sunday pancakes at McDonalds. He drove until he was 102!

We would like to thank the caring staff at Carriage Green in Milford, and the VA staff in West Haven who cared for Dad in his final week.

Family and friends are invited to pay their respects from 1:00pm-4pm on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the GREGORY F. DOYLE FUNERAL HOME, 291 Bridgeport Ave, Milford. Military Honors will be rendered.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial donation to the VA in West Haven at www.pay.gov (scroll to Complete Agency Form) or Food2Kids in Milford at www.milfordfood2kids.or

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