Joseph Allen Roy

Hampton- Joseph Allen Roy Sr., age 56, of Hampton, passed away unexpectedly on August 6th, 2024, in Lawrence, MA. He was born on June 27th, 1968, in Methuen, MA to the late Raymond and Sandra (Jacobs) Roy. Joe lived in Salem, NH before his family relocated to Hampton, NH. He often would tell his children stories surrounding his days growing up on Hampton Beach. His mother and family owned the “White Rock Store.” He always claimed the store had the best blueberry muffins of all time. Joe spent his childhood and teen years playing a lot of hockey and causing mischief around town. Joe graduated from Winnacunnet High School in 1986. After graduating high school, he went to work alongside his father Ray and his siblings Jack, Robin and Steve at John Duda and Sons in Lawrence, MA. It was during this time he honed in on his skills surrounding auto-repair and became an experienced mechanic and businessman. In the 90’s he acquired and renamed the family business, now popularly known as Duda Spring. He was a proud local business owner, and was known to bulk order Duda Spring sweatshirts, keychains and pens like they were going out of style. Joe valued building friendships and business relationships and was a true people person. When it came to anything automotive, he could always see the potential, and he had a talent for flipping vehicles to as he would say “make a buck.” Joe was a generous, funny, caring, talkative, charismatic, “tell it like it is” type of guy. He grew up playing hockey and was a lifelong fan of the sport. In recent years he fulfilled his dream of coaching his son who proudly wears the number “9”, which was Joe’s favorite number. Joe enjoyed sitting on his front porch, anything fast with wheels (motorcycles, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers), camping trips, Bruins games, beach days (spent mostly in the ocean until the lifeguards would blow the whistle at him for being too far out), bonfires, singing off key in the car and random drives. Some of his most notable achievements include the 3 children he shares with Melanie, his wife of 28 years. His most prized possession was his 1987 Mustang GT convertible. In recent years, you could still find him popping in a cassette tape, blaring the music and doing burnouts around town. He is survived by his wife, Melanie, their 3 children and dog; Jenna, Grace, Joseph Jr. (Joey) and Smokey all of Hampton; his sister Robin and brothers Jack and Steve, all of Hampton; and his aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Raymond and Sandra Roy. To know Joe was truly to love him. He was known for his big heart and genuinely enjoyed helping others. One of his classic mottos he would say to family, friends and even passing strangers was “Hey, if no one told you they loved you today, I do.” Words cannot express how much he will be missed from Hampton to Lawrence and everywhere around and in between. Visitation will be from 4 PM to 7 PM on Thursday, August 15, 2024, in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home- Crematory,811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you please perform a random act of kindness to make someone’s day in memory of Joe.

Joseph Allen Roy

June 27, 1968 - August 6, 2024