M. Roland Bryant

M. Roland Bryant, 44, of Rogers, Arkansas passed away Friday, July 20, 2012 at Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville. He was born April 10, 1968 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Roland Bryant and Rosemary King Bryant. He graduated from Old Main High School in North Little Rock in 1986, attended Hendrix College and graduated from University of Arkansas - Little Rock with a degree in computer science. He spent several years working for the USGS in Little Rock, Axiom Corporation in Conway and was currently working with Apex Systems/CompuCom in Bentonville. Roland enjoyed life. He was very quiet until you got to know him, but really loved being around people. He liked Formula 1 Racing and photography, taking many wonderful photographs, but music was his real passion. He played drums in high school and also played the bass guitar. He is survived by his wife of the home, Belinda Grigsby; parents, Roland and Rosemary Bryant, of Sherwood, Ark.; two sisters, Paula Richardson, and husband Ricky, of Dallas, Texas, and Diana Staples, of San Antonio, Texas; father-in-law, Royce Grigsby, of Batesville, Ark.; sister-in-law, Beverly Limbert, and husband, Keith, of Grubbs, Ark.; two nieces, Rachel and Rumer Richardson, of Dallas, Texas; and his four beloved cats, Simba, Sasha, Leo and Gus. Memorial Services will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 28, 2012 at Roller-Owens Funeral Chapel in North Little Rock with Brother John Wedaman officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes any memorials be made in Roland's honor to the American Diabetes Association, 320 Executive Ct, Suite 104 Little Rock, Ark. 72205, or to your local humane society. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.