James Roy Warren

James Roy Warren Sr, 82, of Rosanky, Texas, joined his loving wife Patricia on November 3, 2019.

James was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on December 3 ^rd , 1936. Jim who was known by family and friends as Sarge.

James joined the military in 1954 at the age of 17, and then married his wife, Patricia Edith White, in 1956. They moved to Fort Sam Houston, in San Antonio, Texas and began their life together. The two traveled around the world, wherever the Army took them.  James was a career Army Sargent for 20 years and loved his different roles in the military and assignments. He was an accomplished Sargent and received numerous honors, awards and commendations.  A Lieutenant in the Guilford Volunteer Fire Department, in Guildford, Connecticut and member of the Ruritan, in Camp Creek, Tennessee. Jim was an avid golfer, animal lover, and card player. Jim moved back to Texas in November 2018, where he got to sit on his back porch admiring the cows in the pasture and the chickens in the yard; where he also watched the sunset almost every evening.

James was predeceased by his mother and father, Herbert E. Warren and Phyllis Wood Warren Silveira and predeceased by his loving wife, Patricia Warren of 60 years. Sarge was also predeceased by his brother, Herbert Warren and his sister Betty Mc Daniel.

Jim leaves behind his loving son and daughter in law, James Warren Jr. and Tracy Warren. Survived by his brother John Silveira Sr. of Waterbury, Connteticut.  His four grandchildren, Amanda Warren of New Windsor, NY, Bethany Warren, of Rosanky, Texas, Sarah Etter of Greeneville, Tennessee and William Etter of Greeneville, Tennessee as well as five great grandchildren; and several grandchildren in Connecticut. Also left behind are a myriad of friends, church members and loving neighbors are left behind as well.

James will be missed from his card playing group at the Bastrop Senior Center, fellow members of the American Legion Post 533, Colorado River Cowboy Church and Mount Hebron Methodist Church in Camp Creek, Tennessee.

In the last year, James moved cross country with family in Rosanky, where he catered to cows and chickens, watched his first grandchild graduate college, saw a calf being born, saw the ocean, volunteered time at the Rosanky Community Center, and established a weekly dinner with his loving granddaughter. He was loved by all and will be missed by many.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Colorado Cowboy Church, 5122 Hwy 71, Smithville, Texas.