Lance Bryan Roepe, a San Jose resident who formerly lived in Campbell CA, passed away on December 23rd2020, after a recent bout with a recurring illness at 72 years of age.  Mr. Roepe was born on March 5, 1948 in New York, NY and was the only child to Elaine and Gustav Roepe.  Lance also lived in Ridgewood NJ and San Jose, CA. He was first a San Jose light rail driver then a city bus driver in San Jose until his recent retirement.  Lance was known and appreciated for his driving abilities, as well as his kindness, wit, and sense of humor.  He was a member of the board of the Amalgamated Transit Workers Union #265 and a dedicated career long member. Lance graduated Muskingum University with his bachelor’s degree in 1970, He then went on to pursue his master’s at Ohio University. Muskingum was a highlight in his life as he had many fond memories there. He continued to donate to Muskingum throughout his life and was active in their alumni group as well. Lance is survived by close friends, including a long-time friend, John Raymer of South Bend, IN. Plans of funeral arrangements are still being decided, and memorial donations can be made in Lance’s honor to Muskingum University.

Excerpt from a poem by Dylan Thomas And Death Shall Have No Dominion:

…They shall have stars at elbow and foot;

Though they go mad they shall be sane,

Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;

Though lovers be lost love shall not;

And death shall have no dominion…