CALAIS and ROBBINSTON – Roy Elton Comstock Jr., 89, longtime resident of Manning Street, Calais, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Calais Regional Hospital. Roy was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Newton, Mass., son of the late Roy and Bernice (Shedd) Comstock.
After graduating from Athol (Mass.) High School, Roy joined the Army Air Corps. He served his country during World War II as a radio mechanic with the 506th Fighter Squadron. After his service, he returned home and worked as a machinist for Union Twist, Athol, Mass. Roy met the love of his life, Sallie Maxwell and they were married Aug. 2, 1947, in Troy, N.Y. In 1953, Roy and Sallie moved to Calais where he operated Comstock & Russell Garage on the corner of Union and Main streets, Calais, for many years until beginning his career with St. Croix Paper Co. He was a proud member of Sherman Bros. Post No. 3 American Legion, Calais, and also served on Calais City Council as well as the planning board. Roy was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, woodworking, live trapping, grafting apple trees, raising Labrador retrievers, puttering in his workshop, and being a registered Maine guide. The most precious times in his life were those spent with his loving wife, Sallie and his children and grandchildren, to whom he was known as “Bumpy.”
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his siblings, Dorothy, and twins Charles and Camille. Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Sallie; two children, Peter Comstock and his wife, Edna Mae, of Sidney, and Mary Ann Duvall and her husband, Howard, of Robbinston; four grandchildren, Tony Comstock and his wife, Laura, of Colorado, Melissa Miller and her husband, Brandon, of Utah, Jeremy Duvall and his wife, Annie, of Massachusetts, and Jodi Rahko and her husband, Dan, of North Carolina; nine great-grandchildren, Matthew, Joshua, Maria, Hannah, Issac, Dominic, Maxwell, Jack and Christopher Roy; many nieces and nephews; and his canine companion, Poco. Roy was looking forward to three more great-grandchildren due this year.
A graveside service will be held in the spring at Calais Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Roy’s memory may be made to WCCC Outdoor Adventure Center, attention: WCCC Business Office, 1 College Ave., Calais, ME
04619. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais and Eastport. Condolences and memories may be shared at
www.maysfuneralhome.com.