Pomeroy, Roland Eugene transitioned from his life here on earth to his new life in heaven on May 19, 2010. He had struggled with Alzheimer's Disease for many long years. Roland (Gene) was born in Mesa, Arizona on July 16, 1934 to Roland E. and Eleanor Stewart Pomeroy. His great grandfather, Francis Martin Pomeroy, was one of four men credited with establishing the settlement that eventually became the City of Mesa. His family moved to Peoria, Arizona where his father taught school and, in later years, became Peoria's first Mayor. Gene attended Peoria Elementary School, until his father's Army Reserve unit was activated for World War II. During the war years, Gene lived with his family stationed at Ft. Sill, OK, Camp Barkley, TX, Ft. Devens, MA, and Ft. Bragg, NC. After the war, the family returned to Peoria where Gene became active in the Boy Scouts, attaining rank of Eagle Scout. Gene graduated from Peoria High School and went on to graduate from Arizona State University. He and the former June Ann Guest were married in Phoenix on February 10, 1961. Gene worked for H.R.B. Singer in Rome, NY, Texas Instruments in Austin, TX, the City of Phoenix and he retired from Arizona Public Service in 1997. He served in the United States Air Force and retired from the United States Army Reserves with 35 years of service. He is survived by his wife, June, sister, Tanya Jorgensen (Carl), sons, Christopher (Sarah), Timothy and Ryan and grandchildren, Ryann, Samantha, and Nicholas. A "celebration of his life" will be held on Sat., June 19, 2010 in the chapel of the North Phoenix Baptist Church at 5757 N. Central Ave., Phx at 11 AM with a reception for friends and family immediately following in the chapel hall. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Alzheimer's research. www.obits.azcentral.com Published in The Arizona Republic on June 6, 2010