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Royce passed away from cancer on March 2, 2007. He was Hilltop Junior High's first drum major for the band, and also drum major for Hilltop High School, and San Diego State University. Royce was also very active in the Sierra Club's Nature Workshops, the Boy Scout camps, and the State Parks campfires. He became a teacher at Southwestern Jr. College and was regarded as a great teacher by his students.
Royce is survived by a son and daughter and three grandchildren.
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Gail Nisbet (Sutherland)
I am so sorry to see that Royce has passed. I was in the marching band from 7th grade to 11th grade and I remember Royce was excellent as our drum major. I will never forget him as long as I live. To those left behind just know he was special to me.
Bruce Wilson
James Newton Perdue
Donna and I were able to visit with Royce not too long before he died. His son and Donna and and I met at the Chula Vista Anthony's Fish Grotto and had a very good visit. He worked outdoors in shorts a lot with his job and got a melanoma which was the undoing of him. I knew Royce from junior high school band. We were in the Dixieland band that Mr. Greeno created. That band is a good memory for me. We had a lot of fun playing Dixieland music. We were good friends throughout high school. I was band president and he was drum major in my senior year. We shared the school musicianship award in our senior year. He's not anyone that I'll ever forget.
Jerry Pedrotti
I also have many great memories from my years of being in the marching band. He led the band so well through so many marching competitions. He had a big heart and gentle soul. Thanks for posting the article about his life. Brian.
Jerry Pedrotti
Correction I meant to say Bruce. My mind is a little scattered since I live in Pasadena CA and my mind has been on the Eaton fire which burned to wiithin less than two miles from my home. Life is full of challenges and I am hopeful I will find ways to get through the current ones. Stay safe everyone!
George Bracey Gillow
The link below is of a pdf presentation document I did about the year 1945.
I believe that was the most eventful and consequential year in history.
It also was the year I was born.
The presentation has some of the significant events of 1945 and some interesting side stories.
I would appreciate any comments, corrections, or criticisms.
https://www.hilltop66.com/000/7/5/9/29957/userfiles/file/The%20year%201945%20Rev1.pdf
Note that the link comes from Nova Paine who put the link on the Hilltop 66 site.
James Newton Perdue
Nice job George. I read it and was glad to be reminded of that history. I was not born until 1946 but I feel connected to that time. I was interested to read your list of those scientists connected with building the bomb. I have met 3 of them. Richard Feynmann handed my diploma from UCSD to me and shook my hand (if that qualifies as a meeting.) Harold Urey was a professor at UCSD and I had occasion to talk to him several times. Edward Teller gave a couple lectures in La Jolla and I attended and met him backstage.
Yep, we lived during an amazing time in the history of mankind. Unfortunately, I have survived long enough to see the destruction that Donald Trump is inflicting on our nation, litterally tearing down so much that our fathers fought for.
Newt Perdue