Roger Remillard

Roger Remillard, age 59 of Windsor, Colorado died May 28th at Hospice of Northern Colorado at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley. Roger Marcel Remillard Jr. was born December 11th, 1951 in Albany, NY to Roger and Rita Remillard. He graduated from Shaker High School in Latham, NY in 1970. Roger enlisted and served in the U. S. Navy throughout the 1970's, mostly aboard nuclear submarines. After being discharged from the Navy in 1979 he worked as a power plant engineer in nuclear, hydro- and gas-turbine steam generating power industry. He also owned his own business doing car repairs for several years. Roger lived formerly in Saratoga, NY and Shelburne Falls, MA and moved to Northern Colorado in 2000. He married Yanina Nizhko in August 2001 in Greeley, and together they enjoyed many wonderful things life has to offer: bicycling, motorcycling, cars, gourmet food, camping, boating, hiking, fishing, traveling and going on cruises. Roger is survived by his wife, Yana; four children, Denise (and Terry) Jones of Ballston Spa, NY, Derek (and Celia) Remillard of Bement, IL, Jill Lively of Greenfield, MA and Jeremy (and Jessica) Remillard of Greenfield, MA; two sisters, Joan (and Carl) Hilston of Nashua, NH and Joyce (and Dan) Kiskis of Ft. Collins, CO; and nine grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Roger was preceded in death by his brother, Robert. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, June 3rd at Front Range Baptist Church, 625 East Harmony Road, Ft. Collins. Roger's family requests that any memorial donations please be made to Hospice of Northern Colorado, the ASPCA, IFAW or the American Cancer Society in his memory. Please go to www.goesfuneralcare.com and click obituaries to send online condolences to Roger's family.