Rogelio Latonio Roy's Obituary
Rogelio Latonio Roy was born in Bactad Urdanetta Pangasinan, Philippines on August 16, 1965. He came to Hawaii in 1971, with his mother Juanita and siblings: Rose, Tess, Susan, and Oscar to reunite with his late father, Victor Roy. He attended Kalihi Waena School, Kalakaua Middle School (for a couple of years), but lost interest in graduating.
He entered the workforce at an early age and landed a job with Pepsi Company, in sales and delivery for 10 years. His last job was at Fern Elementary School, in the custodian department.
Rogelio met Vitrease and got married in 1990. They were blessed with three children, Jessica, Rogelio Jr. and Jonah. Later blessed with two grandchildren, Christian and Chase. Unfortunately, they separated in 2008.
He later met Chantal Regis. The have been together for many years. He experienced a hard life, but wanted to start afresh. As he said, "better late than never", but unfortunately he was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2018.
Chantal was always by his side, as he continued to fight day and night to overcome this disease. She brought happiness and comfort, until his last breath. He went home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2020.
Services will be held at a later date.
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