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2 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Grants Pass boy dies after raft capsizes on Rogue River ... Murders at Crater Lake: The slaying of auto-parts reps in 1952 remains a mystery ... Our View: Law lets lobbyists keep public in the dark ... Grants Pass boy dies after raft capsizes on Rogue River ... Murders at Crater Lake: The slaying of auto-parts reps in 1952 remains a mystery ... Our View: Law lets lobbyists keep public in the dark ... Roy Glenn Kimball Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 9, 2015 at 2:00 AM Posted Aug. 9, 2015 at 2:00 AM » Social News Roy Kimball, 80, a prominent Rogue Valley business owner and avid supporter of the local community, died July 25, 2015 following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Roy co-founded the Kimball & Dixon accounting firm with partner Ron Dixon in 1975, with David Hyatt joining in 1976 to form Kimball, Dixon & Hyatt. Over the next 20 years, they grew the company and established a reputation as the premier accounting and auditing firm in Southern Oregon. They merged with the Seattle firm of Moss Adams in 1996 and Roy retired in 1999. “Roy was the CPA you went to when you had really difficult issues,” recalled Stuart Foster, a longtime friend and Kimball, Dixon & Hyatt’s attorney. “We worked through some tough deals. He was just a fabulous person and a fabulous CPA.” Even more than for being a successful business leader, Roy was widely admired for his devotion to his family and his insistence that his employees put their own families ahead of their work responsibilities. “He was the best partner a guy could have, as dear a friend as you can have,” said Ron Dixon. David Hyatt recalled how Roy set a high standard for others at the firm to follow. “Roy used to remind us that everything we had we got because our clients gave it to us for the work we did. He said we profited from the community and we had an obligation to put it back into the community.” Roy Glenn Kimball was born Dec. 13, 1934, in Cañon City, Colo., the sixth child of Roy Grant Kimball and Jestine Allen Kimball, and grew up on a farm there. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1954 and went through submarine and sonar training before being assigned to the USS Trutta (SS 421), based out of Key West, Fla. He later transferred to the USS Odax (SS 484) before being honorably discharged in October 1957. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in accounting in 1960 and accepted a job in the San Francisco office of Haskins & Sells, at the time one of the nation’s Big Eight accounting firms. While at a social dance in San Francisco, he met Sheila Powne, who was working as a school teacher. The two were married in 1963 and lived in Portland before moving to Medford in 1972. Roy served for many years on the board of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Kimball, Dixon & Hyatt was a prominent sponsor of festival activities. He also served on the boards of the Southern Oregon Historical Society, the Community Business Education Center, and the Rogue Valley Medical Center Foundation. His efforts helped establish the Francis Cheney Family Place, a guest house at the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center that offers lodging for people with hospitalized family members. He also was involved in developing Choosing Options, Honoring Options of Rogue Valley, which encourages advance planning for end-of-life care. To his family, he was a philosopher, teacher, and guide through life. He never missed an opportunity to show them his love and support. They’ve shared with him many days on the ski slopes, afternoons on the lake, and long evenings around the dinner table. He delighted in his grandchildren and forged a true friendship with each one. Roy is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sheila Powne Kimball of Medford; his son Grant Kimball and his wife Carolyn of Portland; his daughter Janet Glenn Kimball and her husband David Glenn of Seattle; four grandchildren, Nathan and Grace Kimball of Portland and Isabella and Dashiell Glenn of Seattle; two sisters, Helen Strauss of San Diego, Calif., and Imogene Kimball of Port Townsend, Wash.; and a brother, Eugene Kimball of Bountiful, Utah. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Hanley Farm, 1053 Hanley Road, Central Point. In keeping with Roy’s style, no suits are required. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Ashland Local Mountain Fund or to Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. For a complete online obituary, go to www.roguevalleyfunerals.com and search for the obituary for Roy Kimball. MailTribune.com Writer Posted Aug. 9, 2015 at 2:00 AM You may leave your condolences or share memories by signing the Guest Book here » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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