Roy O'Mara's Obituary
ROY NORMAN O’MARA was born on May 30, 1921 in Wyoming, Ohio. His legacy is three daughters, five grand children and seven great-grandchildren. Roy’s nickname in Katonah High School was “Kelly.” He was class president three years and vice-president one year. He wrote for the Purple Patch and the Yearbook and was in the senior play. He was on the varsity for both football and baseball. Roy’s part of the Katonah Senior Class will was: “Roy O’Mara leaves the expression, “When I was in California,” to anyone who wants it.” He was also voted the “Most Original.”After Roy graduated from Katonah High School in 1940, and working various jobs, he attended the General Airmotive Corp. airplane mechanic’s school in Cleveland, Ohio. Roy’s life would soon merge with Lucille’s.LUCILLE AGNES O’MARA was born on August 6, 1920 in Nelsonville, New York. Her legacy is three daughters, five grand children and seven great-grandchildren. Lucille’s nickname in her younger years was “Turk.” Lucille was very active in the Alexander Hamilton High School honor society, various sports, girl’s chorus, orchestra, and marching band and in several school plays. She was Vice President of her Senior Class.After graduating in 1937, Lucille became a secretary in the Elmsford Elementary School and a secretary at Eastern Aircraft in Tarrytown, New York. She met Roy O’Mara in Katonah, New York in 1937. From then on their lives were joined.Music brought Roy and Lucille together in 1937. After knowing of each other through Lucille’s brother Bill, they finally met while rehearsing for the Katonah High School play, “The Toymaker.” They reconnected again in 1938 both singing in a White Plains musical called, “Robin Hood. Love was beginning to blossom.After many years apart, but seeing each other during holidays and summers, Roy and Lucille were married in Elmsford, New York in 1942.The 75 years between 1942 and 2017 are filled with children, grandchildren and great grand children. Lucille devoted her life to her family, staying home to be there for her children and her husband. She loved cooking, sewing, gardening and playing cards with her many friends. Roy worked tirelessly for American Airlines and Albert Equipment. He ended his working life, retiring from Albert Equipment in 1986. Dad’s non-working life was devoted to sharing with his family his love for music, writing, art, the love of walking through Mohawk Park, Woolaroc, the Tall Grass Prairie and the Rocky Mountains and coffee at Barnes and Noble. Roy could make or fix anything and shared his many airplane and transportation models with his family.Roy died on September 3, 2017. Lucille died 42 hours later on September 4, 2017. Together for eternity.Memorial Services will take place at Floral Haven Chapel on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 10 am.
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