Soon, however, he and James Robert Conroy, a 25 year old Irish-American from New Britain, formed a bond that would last as long as Stubby lived, and even beyond. Background Checks Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Please check your browser settings or contact your system administrator. Sir John Ponsonby Conroy, 1st Baronet, KCH (21 October 1786 – 2 March 1854) was a British army officer who served as comptroller to the Duchess of Kent and her young daughter, Princess Victoria, the future Queen of the United Kingdom.. Conroy was born in Wales to Anglo-Irish parents. Robert Conroy’s most popular book is Red Inferno: 1945. But he had other jobs as well. The anonymous and as yet unnamed terrier mix was just another homeless street dog in New Haven when the United States entered WWI in April 1917. With our entry into the war, the lives of thousands of young men in America were about to change drastically, and Stubby’s would change along with them. I'm pleased Madb has "second sight!". CONROY Robert James, Sr. Robert James Conroy, Sr., age 83, of Toledo, passed away at Hospice of Northwest Ohio on August 19, 2008. She has won numerous awards, including a Sibert Honor Award from the American Library Association and three other national awards for literature. James Robert Conroy was born April 18, 1947, in Mason City, the son of Walter and Donna Belle Mae (Savage) Conroy. } 0 Comments Stubby became famous in Europe during the war, and his fame accompanied him back home at war’s end. document.write('