Roger Paul Myette

January 19, 1925 - December 8, 2021

Roger Paul Myette passed away on December 8, 2021. He was born on January 19, 1925 to Bertha Gaulin and Hormisdas Myette. He was one of nine children, six boys, William, Jacque, Robert, Norman and Alan and three girls, Jeanne-Marie, Suzanne and Adrienne, all deceased. Roger graduated from Sacred Heart High School and enlisted in the United States Army at 17 achieving the rank of Artillery Sergeant serving under Gen. George Patton. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from Boston College in 1948 and an Underwriter’s Degree from Lloyds of London in 1949. Roger successfully ran his own insurance agency for over 40 years. He was awarded the French Legion Medal of Honor on July 16, 2016 for his military service for that country during the war. In 1949 Roger married Nancy Copell, They were married for 38 years and raised four children, Peter, Paul, Pamela and Gerry. He also has two granddaughters, Rose and Lenox and one grand-son, Patryk. After Nancy passed away he married Margaret Perini in 1988. Roger believed in giving back to his community by membership in numerous organizations and contributed his insurance expertise to his condo association, Lakeshore Village, where he lived with Margaret from 2002 to the present. A memorial service will be held at Incarnation Catholic Church on Bee Ridge Road on Friday, December 17th at 9:30 a.m.