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==Personal life== Roy was married to Edna Francis from April 1925 until his death. Roy met Edna in Kansas City, Missouri when she worked at ''[[Kansas City Times|The Kansas City Times]]'' along with close friend Meredith A. Boyington, and she introduced Meredith to Raymond Arnold Disney, who was an older brother to Roy O. Disney. Raymond and Meredith were married and were lifetime close friends to Edna and Roy; they had two sons, Charles Elias Disney and Daniel H. Disney.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netcot.com/thesite/2009/08/01/disneys-magic-makers-edna-francis-disney/|title=Disney's Magic Makers: Edna Francis Disney|author=Daniel|date=August 1, 2009|website=Netcot.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401034450/http://www.netcot.com/thesite/2009/08/01/disneys-magic-makers-edna-francis-disney/|archive-date=April 1, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=October 31, 2012}}</ref> Roy and Edna's son [[Roy E. Disney|Roy Edward Disney]] was born on January 10, 1930.<ref name="Death">{{Cite web|last1=Chmielewski|first1=Dawn C.|last2=Bates|first2=James|date=December 17, 2009|title=Roy Edward Disney dies at 79; nephew of Walt helped revive animation|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-roy-disney17-2009dec17-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=May 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053636/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-roy-disney17-2009dec17-story.html|archive-date=August 12, 2018}}</ref> [[Roy E. Disney|Roy Edward Disney]] later was vice chairman of [[the Walt Disney Company]]. Throughout his life, Roy Oliver Disney rejected the publicity and fame that came with being Walt's brother. Roy's nephew Charles Elias Disney chose to name his son Charles Roy Disney in Roy's honor.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rocket Fuel The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business.|last1=Wickman|first1=Gino|last2=Winters|first2=Mark C.|publisher=BenBella Books, Inc.|year=2015|isbn=9781941631164|location=New York|oclc=904407202}}</ref> Roy remained a member of the [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]] for decades before he resigned his membership.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Thomas |first=Bob |title=Building a Company: Roy O. Disney and the Creation of an Entertainment Empire |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-7868-6200-9 |pages=332|publisher=Disney Editions }}</ref>
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