Roy is chairman of the Concours registration services, and he manages this often-thankless task in a tireless and consistently pleasant manner. His duties are time-consuming and require immense attention to detail to keep our car exhibitors well informed and happy to participate.

A Bay Area native, Roy grew up as part of the West Coast hot rod scene. More comfortable on the mechanical than the driving side of the sport, his avocation started at the age of 12 when he bought a boat whose outboard motor needed a lot of work. At 16 he was on a pit crew which campaigned a stock car. From there, he progressed to building and driving street rods, destruction derby cars, drag cars, go karts, stock cars, autocross cars and Corvettes -- his real love. In fact he competed in autocross and SCCA Solo 2 for 12 years. To support his car addiction, Roy worked for 40 years in the facilities division of Varian Associates in Palo Alto. As a second job, he and his wife Barbara rebuilt and autocrossed Corvettes and other sports cars.

Roy and his cousins attended the Palo Alto Concours each year, so when Corvette was announced as the featured marque for 2003, Roy called to offer to exhibit the two Corvettes he owned. The next thing he knew he was organizing the entire display of 100-plus Corvettes for the Concours. He was soon a permanent member of the Concours organizing committee.

Today, Roy's found a place in retirement where he can continue to indulge his passion for automobiles while contributing to a charitable cause. He considers himself lucky. But we're the lucky ones to have Roy working for us. The Palo Alto Host Lions Club and the Palo Alto Concours extends its appreciation for a job well done.