Roger H. Wallin
Weymouth, MA, Roger H. Wallin, age 82, of Weymouth and Canoe Cove, P.E.I., Canada, formerly of Quincy, MA, died peacefully, after a brief illness, Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born in Quincy, MA on October 5, 1934 to the late Bertil A. and Ingeborg M. (Swanson) Wallin. He was raised and educated in Quincy and had lived in Weymouth for fifty-seven years. He enjoyed vacationing in his summer home on Canoe Cove, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was a retired building inspector for the City of Quincy, MA and had previously worked as a building inspector for the Town of Weymouth, MA and also as construction supervisor at MIT. Roger was a well-known licensed builder and carpenter for over thirty years and began his career working on the South Shore with his late father’s company, B.A. Wallin and Sons. He was a longtime active member of the Fort Square Presbyterian Church in Quincy where he served as a trustee and as an usher for many years. He also enjoyed attending the Burnside Presbyterian Church in Clyde River, Prince Edward Island. Roger was proud to have served in the Massachusetts National Guard for several years. He was a family man and cherished spending time with his children and grandchildren. Beloved husband for forty-four years of the late Mary E. (Campbell) Wallin. Devoted father of Donna J. Donovan and her husband William, Ruth M. MacLeod and her husband Matthew all of Abington, MA. Loving grandfather of Amy O’Connor and her husband Patrick, Bryan Donovan and his wife Rebecca, Ian, Allison and Neil MacLeod. Twin brother of the late Kenneth B. Wallin and longtime friend of Joan Cahoon of Buzzard’s Bay, MA. Funeral Services will be conducted at the Fort Square Presbyterian Church, 16 Pleasant Street, Quincy on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 10 o’clock. Pastor John W. Culp will officiate. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours at the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy on Wednesday from 4 – 8 p.m. Interment Blue Hill Cemetery in Braintree, MA. For those who wish, donations in Roger’s memory may be made to the Fort Square Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 16 Pleasant St., Quincy, MA 02169 or to the Hospice of the South Shore, 30 Reservoir Park Drive., Rockland, MA 02370-1055. You are invited to visit www.thesweeneybrothers.com or call 617-472-6344.


