venport, Iowa where he worked as a long-haul semi-truck driver. After a few years he reenlisted in the Merchant Marines and continued another extended career of caring for the engines aboard ships bound for every country in the world except Antarctica. He also served several tours of duty in Viet Nam and Guantanamo Bay overseeing the engines that purified the water supply on the military bases. Roy retired from active duty in 1992. While he lived in southern Missouri for a short time after his second retirement, he lived the majority of his life in the Houston area where he frequently boarded the ships for his many adventures at sea. Roy was proceeded in death by his parents, Everet M. Wells and Agnes Jondle Holenda Wells, his siblings, Vincent Holenda, Martha Holenda McLuckie, Milo Holenda, Adolf Holenda, Inez Wells, and Alice Wells. Roy was survived by his brother Charles Holenda of California (who passed away in January 2018), nieces and nephews Deb Holenda Gwin, Forrest Holenda, Greg Holenda (who passed away on August 1, 2018), and Eric Holenda of California. Carroll McLuckie (Eileen) of Iowa and some cousins throughout the United States.