▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁Roy bal ▁joined ▁the ▁Civil ian ▁Conserv ation ▁Corps . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁C CC , ▁Roy bal ▁studied ▁business ▁at ▁U CLA ▁and ▁law ▁at ▁South western ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁a ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁Army , ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁account ant ▁for ▁an ▁inf antry ▁unit . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁President ial ▁Cit iz ens ▁Medal ▁by ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁Roy bal ▁died ▁of ▁resp ir atory ▁failure ▁complicated ▁by ▁p neum onia ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 9 ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁at ▁Hun ting ton ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Pas ad ena . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁his ▁wife , ▁Luc ille , ▁and ▁children ▁Luc ille ▁Roy bal - All ard , ▁L ill ian ▁Roy bal - R ose ▁and ▁Edward ▁Roy bal ▁Jr . ▁A ▁fun eral ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁C athedral ▁of ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Ang els , ▁and ▁bur ial ▁was ▁at ▁Cal v ary ▁C emetery , ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁ ▁Community ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Roy bal ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁health ▁educ ator ▁with ▁the ▁California ▁T uber cul osis ▁Association . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁home , ▁he ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁health ▁education ▁for ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁T uber cul osis ▁and ▁Health