Roy A. Haug, age 89, a resident of Colorado Springs since 1971 and formerly of Denver, Kansas City and Chicago, passed away on March 9, 2011 in Aurora, Colorado. He had retired from Mountain Bell, now Qwest. Roy was born on October 25, 1921 in Groton, South Dakota to the late Karl and Amelia (Olson) Haug. He was a 1939 graduate of Groton High School. He served six years in the United States Navy aboard the USS Flusser and the USS Whitney. While aboard the Whitney, he witnessed the carnage of the attack on Pearl Harbor from his battlestation above deck. He married Ellen Darlene Monaghan on April 12, 1947 at St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Chicago. They were married 60 years before her passing in 2007. As a longtime manager with Mountain Bell, Roy was instrumental in establishing the NORAD communications project at Cheyenne Mountain. By far, he most enjoyed time with his family either playing cards, doing puzzles, cooking or meeting for coffee. He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, was a life member of the Air Force Association, the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, the USS Flusser Association, the Rockpile Coffee Club and the Argonauts. Roy will be best remembered for being a wonderful husband, and a great dad. He is survived by his loving children: Dave (wife, Lilia) Haug of Gainesville, Virginia; Diana Zettlemoyer of Aurora, Colorado; Doug (wife, Pat) Haug of Colorado Springs; Donna (husband, Ron) Holm of Aurora and Dan (wife, Marla) Haug of Centreville, Virginia. He will also be greatly missed by his special friend Retha Morris, and his buddies at the Rockpile. He has five grandchildren: Ryan, Amanda, Janae, Elise and Sarah; and a great-grandson: Sean. Mr. Haug was preceded in death by eight brothers and sisters. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm on Monday at the Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 2318 N. Cascade Avenue in Colorado Springs. Graveside Services with Navy Honors will be held at 12:00 pm on Wednesday at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Memorials in Roy's name may be made to the Springs Rescue Mission, 5 W. Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903.