Dr. Roy C. Laible, 89, recently of Newton, former longtime resident of Boston and Wellesley, died Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at The Stone Institute in Newton. Born in Boston on June 16, 1924 he was the son of the late Julius and Josephine (Noether) Laible. He attended Boston public schools and graduated from Boston Latin School, the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States. He received a bachelor degree from Northeastern University in Boston and a PhD in Chemistry from M.I.T. in Cambridge. Dr. Laible worked as a scientist for the US government for many years and was quite accomplished. His work focused on ballistic materials and penetration mechanics. He is the author of several books: Laminates for Ballistic Protection, Scanning Electron Microscopy as Related to the Study of High Speed Fiber Impact, Compounding of Phosphazenes for Military Applications, A Review of the Development of Ballistic Needle-Punched Felts, and Ballistic Materials and Penetration Mechanics (Methods and Phenomena, their applications in science and technology). After retiring from his government work, Dr. Laible was a scientific consultant for large corporations, including Texaco, and was a public speaker at conferences throughout the country. He traveled throughout Europe, Asia, South America, Germany and Russia immersing himself in the local culture often staying at youth hostels and private homes. He loved meeting new people of different cultures and generations and was able to strike up a conversation with anyone A longtime resident of Boston and Wellesley, he was committed to health and fitness, enjoyed long walks and playing tennis into his 80's. He loved dogs and became the resident dog walker for his neighbors in Wellesley. Survivors include his two nieces, Karen L. Newcombe of Pepperell and Linda L. Falco of Tyngsboro, one nephew, Robert K. Laible of Hong Kong, 3 grandnephews, John A. Falco of Tyngsboro and Christien S. Laible, Carter T. Laible, both of Hong Kong and 1 grandniece, Elizabeth Laible of Hong Kong. He was also the brother of the late Robert J. Laible. Cemetery: Interment at a later date will be in Plymouth Cemetery, Plymouth. Service: Memorial service will be held on Monday, December 23rd at 10 AM in the Farrar Chapel of the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. John Lombard, pastor of the Trinitarian Congregational Church in Concord.