Professor Thomas Patrick Roche, Jr., 89, passed peacefully after a long illness on May 3, 2020 in Beachwood, Ohio. Born April 19, 1931 in New Haven, Connecticut to the late Thomas Patrick Roche, Sr. and Katherine Walsh Roche, Thomas is survived by his loving husband, Robert H. "Bo" Smith, his youngest sister Katherine Roche Bozelko and her husband, Ronald F. Bozelko, three nieces: Chandra Bozelko of Orange, Connecticut, Alana (Paul) Choquette of Chevy Chase, Maryland and Jana (Christopher) Simmons of Plymouth, Minnesota, two grandnieces, Alair Choquette and Mair Simmons and a grandnephew, Paul Choquette IV. He was predeceased by his younger sister, Nancy K. Roche of Bethesda, Maryland. Private services were held. Contributions are suggested to John Carroll University or any local animal shelter.
