Ralph LaRoy “Roy” Gallion

Roy Gallion, age 85, died Aug. 16 at the North Central Care Center in Spokane.

Roy was born Aug. 20, 1931, in Malta, Montana, to parents William and Lucille (Baker) Gallion. He had three sisters and one brother.

Roy’s father, William, was a heavy equipment operator following his work. In 1941, the Gallion family left Montana for employment in Oregon, California, back to Oregon and then to Washington.

Roy graduated from Lind High School and after working with his father on the farm, served in the US Navy for four years on a U. S. Navy destroyer, the USS George K. McKenzie DD836, during the Kore...