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Dr. Louis A. Roy, a veteran
of the World war, now engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in
Lethbridge, was born in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, January 30, 1888, his
parents being David and Annie (Morrison) Roy, both of whom were born
near Guelph, Ontario, and were married in that province. The former was
a son of James Roy, of Scotch descent, one of the early settlers of
Ontario. In the year 1882 David Roy removed westward to Saskatchewan and
purchased land, casting in his lot with the pioneer settlers of the
region. He now makes his home in the town of Moosomin, having put aside
the active cares of farm life. In politics he is a Liberal and his
religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church.
Louis A. Roy was educated
in the public schools, attending the Hill- burn country school and the
high school at Moosomin. He afterward pursued both the arts and medical
courses in the University of Toronto, winning his B. A. degree in 1909
and his professional degree in 1911. His training was thus thorough and
comprehensive, well qualifying him for the important, onerous and
responsible duties of the profession. He afterward devoted two years to
practice in the Royal Victoria Hospital at Montreal, thus gaining that
broad and valuable experience which can never be so quickly acquired in
any other way as in hospital practice. In June, 1913, he came to
Lethbridge to assist Dr. DeVeber and Dr. P. M. Campbell and in 1915 was
admitted to a partnership. Through the intervening years he has
continued to practice successfully here, save for the period of his
service in the World war. He enlisted in July, 1918, as a member of the
Canadian Army Medical Corps and was placed in charge of the laboratory
at Orington, England, there remaining throughout the period of his
enlistment. He returned in January, 1919, and resumed practice here. He
keeps abreast of the trend of modern professional thought and scientific
investigation and is thoroughly alert to the opportunities of the
Profession and the responsibilities that devolve upon the physician. He
has made steady progress in his chosen life work and is regarded as one
of the capable young physicians of southern Alberta.
Dr. Roy married Miss
Therese de Grosbois and they became parents of a son, Douglas, who is
four years of age. The wife and mother passed away February 6, 1920, and
Dr. Roy has since married Blanche Prieur and there is one child of this
union, Donald, who is in his first year. Mrs. Roy is a member of the
Roman Catholic church. Dr. Roy has never been a club man, but devotes
his entire time and attention to his professional interests and duties,
which he discharges with a sense of conscientious obligation. He belongs
to both the Alberta and the Canadian Medical Associations. |
