Former Fort Drum commander Terrance Roche dies at 88
Retired Col. Terrance L. Roche, a former Fort Drum garrison commander who later lived in the North Country, has died at 88.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Retired Col. Terrance L. Roche, a former Fort Drum garrison commander, died Aug. 26 in Matthews, North Carolina, at age 88. He was surrounded by his three daughters.
Roche spent much of his retirement in Carthage and helped guide growth in the area during Fort Drum’s expansion in the late 1980s. He received the Israel A. Shapiro Citizenship Award in 2010.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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