In Huntersville, NC, John “Jay” G. Roche son of Jack Roche and the late Carolyn A. (Peters) Roche died after a long battle with cancer at the age of 63. Jay was a graduate of Brockton High School class of 1973. He was a car salesman in Charlotte, NC and before that he worked at Hewlett Packard in Boston for twenty years. Jay was a member of the The Lighthouse Baptist Church in Huntersville, NC. Jay was the father of Dawn Marie Levis of Virginia and Mandy Sanfilippo of Raynham. Grandfather of Lilly Levis of Virginia and six other grandchildren. Brother of Christopher J. Roche of Huntersville, NC, Lauren F. Narcise of East Freetown and Leslie Aranda of Raynham. Calling hours will be held at the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home 70 Washington Street in Taunton Saturday, March 10th from 1-4 pm, followed by a service at 4pm. In lieu of flowers donations in John’s memory may be made to The Lighthouse Baptist Church, 4100 David Cox Road, Charlotte, NC, 28269.