James Edward Roe Sr.

James “Jim” Edward Roe, Sr., of Centreville, MD, passed away on September 22, 2022, at the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center in Easton, MD, after a brave battle with Pancreatic cancer. He was 76. Born on March 5, 1946, in St. Louis, MO, he lived his early life in Ferguson, MO. He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1964. He graduated with an accounting degree from Benjamin Franklin University in Washington, DC, in 1970. He married his high school sweetheart and one and only love in 1968. They lived in St. Peters, MO, for many years where they raised their young family. In 1983, they moved to Maryland where he worked for many years for CitiCorp as the Director of Franchise Marketing and a Branch Manager. After retirement, Jim and Sharon moved to Centreville MD, where he worked for Callahan’s Gas. He made many friends there and became an active member of The Knights of Columbus at Our Mother of Sorrows where they attended church. Jim was also very involved at the food bank there. In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling with his wife, Sharon. They traveled Europe, saw many National Parks, visited all 50 States and every Presidential Library. He adored his children, but his grandchildren were the light of his life. He taught them woodworking and math and loved attending their sports and musical performances. Jim is survived by his wife of 54 years, Sharon Roe; children, Nancy Jean Davis (Jeffrey), Meg Ann Bryant (Dennis), James Edward Roe, Jr. (Heather), and Colleen Serene Alton (Jack); ten grandchildren, Jack, Robert, Emily, Christopher, Catie, Haylie, Andrew, Madelyn, Kyle, and Samantha; sisters, Catherine Winka, and Jenny Ray; sister-in-laws, Mary Kay Lindherst (Mike) and Karon Thomas (Art). He was the son of the late John Griffith Roe and Catherine Mary McCarthy Roe. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 2-4 pm and 6-8 pm at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A. in Centreville, MD. A Mass will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 11 am at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church in Centreville, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Children’s Tumor Foundation, http://join.ctf.org/poppee, an organization that does research on the disease closest to his heart.

James Edward Roe Sr.

March 5, 1946 - September 22, 2022