Eastwood, Roger D., 78, of Venice, died November 1, 2008 at Pinebrook Rehab. & Nursing.
Born in Branford, CT, he moved here from Lake Placid, FL in 1999. He retired as a Locomotive Engineer from several railroads in the New England Corridor after 35 years. He was an award winning professional artist and painted landscapes and animals in nature. He was also a published poet with volumes located at the Library of Congress. He has been a speaker for the Audubon Society. In his youth, he held titles as a body builder. He was a US Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of Calvary Bible Church, Venice.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Anne; four sons, Daniel of Sarasota, FL, Bill of Madison, CT, Scott of Bayfield, CO and Peter of Durango, CO; daughter, Susan Frey of Madison, CT; sister, Janet Eastwood of Short Beach, CT; two grandsons, Eric and Chris Frey; and three great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service will held at 6 PM, Sunday, Nov. 16th at Calvary Bible Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions are made to the church, Tidewell Hospice, or Parkinson’s Research.
Roger,
I knew you and your wife Anne as neighbors at Waterside, and remember your visits on Saturday at the clubhouse when we all had breakfast and got the time to exchange many memories from the past. Those were pleasant times. Now you are with our Lord and perhaps you and he can look down upon us and guide us in the right direction until we can all break bread again. Have a happy new beginning.
Elaine Matlaga
Dear Dad,
I miss you, You gave us a lot, our whole family will miss you for a long time.
Love, Dan
Dan Eastwood
Venice, FL
Nov 17, 2008