Edward Michael Roche

Edward Michael Roche, 85, passed away on August 5, 2015 in Houston, Texas.

Michael was born on September 24, 1929, raised and educated in Canada. He was married to the late Joan Roche, celebrated watercolor artist and founding partner of 'Allied Arts', a firm specializing in graphic communications.

In 1964, at age 35, he came to the United States with his wife and small son, joining McCann-Erickson, a global ad agency. He was an account executive in their San Francisco office. During the next 16 years, he headed up the agency’s operations in Portland, Seattle, and Detroit. He joined Bates Worl...