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Roy E. Connally died one year ago today (November 6, 2007). Marie, his wife of 55 years, preceded him in death, and together they left their daughter, Sandy Connally of Ft. Collins, CO; and granddaughter, Jamaica Connally of Durango, CO. Born in Selma, CA in 1925, Roy completed high school at Brown Military Academy in Pacific Beach, California, in 1943. From 1943 to 1953, he served as a navigator in the Army Air Corps in World War II and as a U.S. Air Force pilot during the Korean Conflict. He left active duty in 1953 and retired from the USAF Reserve as a Lt. Colonel in 1966. From 1953 through 1960 he was in business with his brother, Lee Connally, in San Jose, CA. After leaving the business world, he earned the bachelor's and Master's degree from San Jose State University, and the Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1967. Connally served on the faculties of Colorado Women's College in Denver, Fort Hays Kansas State College in Hays, and the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He retired in 1987 and relocated to Albuquerque in 1993. According to him, Connally's greatest points of pride, in order, were their daughter Sandy, their granddaughter Jamaica, his students, and his service to his country. Finally, Connally had been heard to say, "If I have any choice in the matter, I want my last words to be It has been a wonderful party but now it is late and I want to go home. Thanks to all of you, and good night."
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