Dan Roe's Obituary
After an extended illness Dan Roe passed peacefully into his Heavenly Home on April 3, 2025. Dan was born May 26, 1941 in Oklahoma, residing in Pond Creek, Woodward and Ponca City, where he was baptized on April 6, 1952. His family then moved to Enid, where he was a Boy Scout and lettered in football and track for the Enid Plainsmen, Class of 1959. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1962 and began his career in Dallas Texas at Texas Instruments. He was a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and ended his active engineering career in 2008 as a partner in the firm of ccrd partners Consulting Engineers of Dallas Texas. In 2004 he was elected by his peers to be the first Engineer of the Year at ccrd partners. He was especially admired by the younger engineers he mentored through the years, and he admired them in return. He cherished the numerous friendships he made through his work.
During his career he designed multi-faceted projects including central plants, health care facilities, corporate facilities, and high rise office buildings across the United States. Some of the major projects he engineered and project managed include the Support Services Building at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Texas; Crawford Long Diagnostic and Treatment Hospital in Atlanta Georgia; Winchester Medical Center Chiller Plant in Winchester Virginia; VCU Hospital in Richmond Virginia; Children's Scottish Rite Hospitals in Dallas Texas and Atlanta Georgia; C S Mott Women's and Children's Hospital at University of Michigan; and Parkview Regional Medical Center in Ft. Wayne Indiana. He also designed multiple thermal ice storage systems including GTE Headquarters in Las Colinas, Texas; North Dallas Bank Tower in Dallas Texas; the Telecommunications Building at Richland College in Dallas Texas; and various school districts. Other major projects he designed were Steak and Ale Corporate Headquarters, the Adolphus Hotel renovation, IBM at Las Colinas, Rockwall High School, and the hospitals and medical office buildings at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and Plano Texas. He was a member of the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Christine Collier, on June 6, 1962 in Enid Oklahoma, and they settled the following year in Garland Texas where they raised their family. He loved his children, and they made him proud throughout the years. Mr. Roe was a member of Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church. He served ten years on the Plumbing and Mechanical Code Board for the City of Garland. He participated in the YMCA Indian Guides and sports programs with his children. He also coached in the YMCA Sports Programs, Pee Wee Football Association, and Garner Little League Baseball. He spent countless hours circling Lake Palestine in his boat as he taught his children and most of their friends to water ski. He had a love of cars beginning with his 1949 Mercury as a teenager and ending with ownership of five Corvettes, his favorite car! He spent 49 years playing baseball and softball and also enjoyed golfing, fishing, NASCAR races, bird hunting with his son and friends, snow skiing, wood working, traveling, music and art. He loved sharing his Christmas oil paintings with family and friends.
Dan's grandkids were the light of his life. He found joy in spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren, always willing to share his wisdom and teach them something new. He proudly attended their sporting events, school and church functions, and was their biggest supporter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sie and Lucile Roe, brother, Howard Roe, sister, Beverly Anneler, niece, Terri Rossiter, parents in law, Roy and Marion Collier, and brother in law, Bruce Collier, MD. Left to hold onto cherished memories are his loving wife, care partner and best friend, Chris; his son and his wife, Tony and Amy Roe; his daughter and her husband, Christy and Michael James. He was the beloved Grandpa and Papa of Danny Lee Roe, Crystal James, Cody James, Avery Roe and Davis Roe. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Joan Roe, his sister-in-law and husband, Judie and Judge Steve Henry, four special nieces and their families, and a great nephew.
Dan bravely fought Alzheimer's Disease for 14 years. The family is grateful for the devoted care of Dr. Alanna Silverstein and Dr. Ronald Bell along with the staff at Friends Place, Arden Courts, Kingdom House and Pathway Hospice. Music meant so much to him, and we thank the musicians who performed at his care home and brought him so much joy. We also thank the many friends who donated in Dan's name to the Dallas Alzheimer's Walk. Although Alzheimer's took him from us, Dan will be remembered as a hardworking, giving, devoted family man who was a wonderful friend and neighbor to all who knew him. There was always a smile on his face! He gave us a wonderful life, and we know we will walk in Heaven with him again!
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 3 at 2:00pm at Northplace Church, 701 S State Hwy 78, Wylie, TX 75098.
In hopes that a cure can be found, donations can be made in Dan's name to Alzheimer's Association (https://act.alz.org/donate) or to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (https://www.stjude.org/donate) as Dan loved kids!! Please also honor Dan's legacy by hugging your loved ones, reaching out to support a caregiver and taking a moment to enjoy all that God has blessed you with.
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