Steve Roach:  

CLASS OF 1960
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Ballinger, TX

Steve's Story

Joyce Roach, a native Texan, spent her childhood and high school years involved in city and country life in a town of 5,000 residence. She holds a MS in vertebrate zoology from Texas Tech University, BS in biology from Tarleton State University, and a Texas secondary teaching certificate. Joyce accumulated 15 years of high school biology teaching and a year of university instructing under a graduate teaching fellowship. Joyce started flying in 1971 and holds an airline transport rating with the Beech 1900/300 type rating. She holds a flight instructor (ASEL, ASES, AMEL, AI) and ground instructor (advanced, instrument). Joyce logged 5,000+ flight hours as a charter pilot, chief corporate pilot and flight instructor. She worked for six months as an Air Traffic Control data specialists, six months as Flight Service Station specialists (developmental), 8 ½ years as a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) principal operations investigator, and 5 years as a FAA designated pilot examiner. Joyce worked for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as an air safety investigator for 12 ½ years. In September 1968, Joyce accepted Jesus as her savior. Following her divorce in 1979, Joyce let the challenges of life pull her away from the Lord; however, He never left her. After joining the NTSB and a personal evaluation of life¿s prioriti...Expand for more
es, she returned to the Lord¿s will. In 1997, the Lord gave her to Steve. She daily trust the Lord even when she errors in her ways. She, with Steve, has faithfully served the Lord in various areas since 1997, i.e. Sunday School Teachers (one year old toddlers) from 1998-2008. In 2005 we joined the South Texas Disaster Relief Feeding Unit to feed people following hurricane destruction, etc. We continue to serve on various church committees and activities, i.e. AWANA¿s (Approved Workmen are Not Ashamed) and VBS (Vacation Bible School 1998-present ) In 2008, Joyce accepted the Lord¿s call to join mission teams, and traveled to Columbia. In 2009 Joyce joined a mission group to the Dominican Republic, subsequently sponsor¿s a little girl in Santo Domingo, and continues on a mission with God. We continue to be active with the South Texas Childrens' Home Ministries. Thanksgiving 1999, during Steve's fishing trip to the coast, Joyce said "Let's buy a boat." In 2000, GENESIS, a 30' Trojan with flybridge and full cabin was purchased. Subsequently, the Fort Worth, Dallas, and Coastal Bend Sail and Power Squadron provided knowledge needed for safe operation in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2006, we bought TUNATYME, a 23' Grady White 232 GulfStream with a cuddy cabin. Currently we have CALM SEAS a 20' Grady White 209 Escape with a center console.
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