Born in Moncton, N.B. to J. Alexis Roy (merchant) and Anna McLaughlan-Michaud, Raymond enjoyed an enhancing scholastic formation. Awarded the Governor General silver medal for the highest provincial standing in Grade 10, provincial matriculation leader the following year, he was granted a Lord Beaverbrook scholarship to UNB where he graduated as an Electrical Engineer in 1952 with top marks. Winner of a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University he graduated in 1955 with a degree in economics and political science.
He joined the Foreign Service in that year and for the next 34 years made important contributions to his country. During his career, he was assigned to diplomatic posts in Brussels, Caracas, Bonn, Geneva, Algiers and Berlin. In 1978, he became the first Acadian to be appointed Ambassador. He served as deputy Head of the Canadian Mission to the European Community, Consul and Resident Head of the Canadian Military Mission in Berlin, was a member of the Canadian Delegation to the Gatt Tokyo Round in Geneva and Ambassador to Algeria.
Married in 1959 to his Belgian wife Marie-Claire Laterre, he is survived by her and children Dominique (David), Stéphanie (Annie-Claude) and Alexis and grand-children Cédric, Danièle and Nicolas, his sister Mafalda, as well as his nieces and nephews Pierre-François, Hubert, Christine, Emmanuelle, Geoffroy and Amélie.
Completely bilingual in the best Canadian tradition, Ray maintained a distinct spiritual loyalty to his Acadian roots. He was a faithful subscriber to NAC from the beginning, dabbled in tennis and loved to sail near the family cottage at Grand Lake in Val-des-Monts or on the Golfe de St. Tropez and swim from the rear deck of his Etap 20 near La Madrague (France).
He is to be interred in Beechwood Cemetary following a private family service. A Memorial Service for Raymond will be held at Beechwood Cemetery, 280 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, on Thursday, July 14 at 10:00 am, followed by a reception.
In Memoriam donations may be made to The Beaverbrook Scholars Award fund, University of New Brunswick. https://donations.helpforcharities.com/unbdonation/?dept_id=beaverbrooksch
Digital Guestbook
Jocelyne Tourangeau-Rutledge
Jocelyne Tourangeau-Rutledge
Mes plus sincères condoléances. Je pense à vous durant ces moments difficiles.
Former Ambassador Robert Peck
As Canada's Ambassador to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria from 2004 to 2007 I extend deepest condolences to the family and friends of M. Roy. I honor his appointment as the first Acadian named Ambassador and his distinguished record as a member of the Canadian Foreign Service.
Ginette bouchard
Sincères condoléances 💐 à tous ceux et celles qui pleurent le départ de M Raymond
Stéphane Jean
Mes sympathies à Alexis et à toute la famille
Don Duthie
My sincere condolences to the Roy family.
Éliane Langlois et David Sitland
Quelques mots d’amitié pour te dire Marie-Claire, que nous pensons à toi et la famille dans cette douloureuse épreuve. Bon courage.
Vita Porlier
Mes sympathies à Dominique et à toute la famille.
Vita Porlier
Mes sympathies à Dominique et à la famille Roy
Liz and George
Our sincere condolences to Marie-Claire and family. Miss seeing him in the courtyard
Mes plus sincères condoléances à vous et votre famille. Je pense vous durant ce temps difficile.