Gary W. Royal ’74

Gary W. Royal ’74, of Evans, Ga.; Jan. 21. He met his future wife during their freshman orientation week at Brown and married a week after graduation. After working for the U.S. Postal Service during his college years, he briefly sold life insurance in Ocala, Fla., before he transitioned to a research laboratory technician role in immunology at the University of Florida. They moved to the Baltimore-Washington area in 1978 and he worked in another immunology research lab in Baltimore, trained as an air traffic controller in Northern Virginia, but found his calling in computer science. He joined the National Security Agency as an intern in 1981 and during his career there specialized in various subdisciplines, ending up in finance and budget. In the mid-1990s, he moved his family to Evans, Ga., to work at Fort Gordon. He helped his wife to homeschool their children. After overcoming early skepticism, he made a decision to follow Christ and engaged in regular Bible study. He enjoyed the fellowship and friendship of the believers, teaching scripture, and participating in Bible study and prayer groups. In 2013, he was invited to join Gideons International, where he served as treasurer for the local camp and participated in numerous Bible distributions. He is survived by his wife, Catherine E. Stone Royal ’74; three children; and two brothers.