Tue, 02/02/2021 - 7:11pm Royale Douglas “R.D.” Lewis died Saturday, January 30, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas, from complications caused by COVID-19. Royale was born June 14, 1941, in Lamesa, Texas, to Andrew James and Mae Oma Lewis. In 1959, he graduated from Ackerly High School, where he was a basketball standout. In the 62 years since, his high school class has held dozens of class reunions, and he was reported to have never missed one. In 1961, Royale received his associate’s degree in General Studies from Lubbock Christian College, where he played basketball, sang in the Acapella Chorus, and was a member of the Koinonia social club and Rodeo Club.