Mr. Roy Howard Green Jr.

Brooklyn- Mr. Roy Howard Green, age 85 passed away on December 3rd, 2021 in his home. He was born April 5th, 1936 in Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn. Son of Roy H. Green, Sr. and Louise (Metzler) Green. He Joined the United Stated Marine Corp in 1953 at 17 years old and served in the Korean war. He has since supported the Disabled Veterans on a regular basis. He worked as a mason and was last employed by the Bricklayers Union, local 1 NYC Union and local 2 Albany Union. He was a very talented bricklayer and even worked on the top of the empire state building when he was in his 20’s. He continued this work into his 70’s and was well respected by all. When he moved his family from Brooklyn to Little Falls in the 1980’s he had an avid love for gardening and would grow just about every fruit and vegetable you could think of. He grew many different fruit trees’ as well as chestnut trees. He was always outside mowing the lawn or tending to his garden and flowers. He was always making improvements on his beautiful country home, which we all loved to be in together. He loved horses, especially the ones you can bet on and eventually moved to Saratoga, NY for 5 years. Then moved back to Gerritsen Beach in March 2020 to live with his youngest daughter, Tara. There, he enjoyed walking to the beach, the park and picking flowers. He also was planting tomatoes, lettuce, and basil on their back deck. He pruned the flowers in their front and backyard and made their yard look beautiful. Then he’d sit back and relax with a sip of Dewars. Roy was a wonderful, strong, loving provider to his children, his son Roy Green III, his son John Green and his wife, Sarah (Willman) Green, Dana (Green) Gourtay and her husband Frederic Gourtay and Tara Green. Roy doted on his 4 grandchildren: Austin, Sean, Flavia and Della. They loved their “Papa” so very much and they learned so much from him. He is survived by his sister Linda (Green) Calabro and her husband Frank Calabro, his sister Jane Green and his brother Jimmy Green. Many nieces, nephews and cousins who adored their “Uncle Bub” Roy was predeceased by his parents, Roy H. Green, Sr. and Louise (Metzler) Green, his son, Roy H. Green, III, His brother Johnny Green, His brother Eddie Green and his sister Laura Green. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to Disabled American Veterans, https://www.dav.org/ and envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Family and friends are invited to attend calling hours at James P. Byrnes Funeral Home, 2384 Gerritsen Avenue Brooklyn, New York on Tuesday December 14th.Viewing hours are 2-4 PM & 6-8 PM. A minister will be offering a closing prayer. Interment will take place with full military honors in the Spring, 2022 at Church Street Cemetery in Little Falls.

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Mr. Roy Howard Green Jr.

April 5, 1936 - December 3, 2021