Raymond Blaine Roberts

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Raymond Roberts Obituary

ROBERTS--Raymond Blaine, Economist, beloved husband and father of five, died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 after a short illness. He was 63. Born September 9, 1944 in Chillicothe, MO, Blaine attended Fort Hays State and received a Ph.D. in economics from Iowa State University in 1969. From 1970 to 1983 he taught economics at the University of Florida and University of South Carolina. In 1983 he began his career in mortgagebacked securities with Merrill Lynch and later Bear Stearns, retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife Jeannette, his children Andrea, 41, David, 28, Michelle, 27, Suzanne, 24, and Kelli, 12. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Blaine's name to The Little Orchestra Society of New York, littleorchestra.org.

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Published by New York Times on Dec. 10, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Raymond Roberts

13 Entries

Jim Roberts

December 4, 2022

Cousin Jim here. Blaine was a genius in business and finance. He shared his wealth with family. I remember fondly to this day his treating us to fettuccine Alfredo to which he added shaved
truffles from France. A little fist-sized truffle which he brought from NYC cost him $100.

Frank T Hollenbeck

February 14, 2022

Blaine was my dissertation chairman. One of the brightest person i have ever met.

David Goldman

February 15, 2008

Blaine was a mentor to me in the financial industry, and a good friend. He was generous with his time and advice. I am fortunate to have known him, and will miss him.

Jim Roberts

January 14, 2008

I just got back from vacation and was shocked to hear about my cousin's passing. My deepest sympathies to you, Maxine, Nancy Jo, David and Christie. I grieve with you in your loss.

Anna Gold

January 8, 2008

It's not everyday that you get to meet someone as great as
Mr. Roberts. He has helped me with my homework, and prep for tests. He made the most unbelieveable chicken, it was GREAT, If you ask me he outbeats Albert Einsteinwith
his smarts, and that has carried down to his daughter Kelli. I hate math, but he helped me understand it in a way that no one else could.
He will be missed by many people, he was a great person.

Nanette Rodriguez

January 5, 2008

Uncle Blain is truly missed.I definately feel blessed having the oppertunity to have such a down to earth ,good hearted ,genuion person in my life. Will miss the fabulous food and dry humor. Your precence will always exist in our hearts. You was an angle on earth and now your one up above
Love Always Nanette n
Niles

Karen Gunderson

December 27, 2007

Blaine Roberts is truly missed. I miss his vision and his faith in those he believed in. I miss his great humor and his kindness. I miss his great cooking and his passion for ideas. Actually, we all have the memory of his faith in us to live with always. That includes his Jeannette who he loved and believed in, and all of his children and his family and good friends.
Blaine was one of the most important people to me in my life and my art. They say that “art can be a bridge between people”. We shared that bridge. I have to share one of his generous acts. He made it possible for me to begin an ultimately completed commission of very large cloud paintings for my hometown church “Our Saviors Lutheran Church” by donating the starting funds. That would not have been done without him and his spirit. He will always be remembered for that by the people from my church in Racine Wisconsin.
Blaine owned my very first black painting and one of my most important cloud paintings ever…”Here and Beyond”. He is in that Beyond now, but the memory of him will be with us forever.

Richard Ellson

December 26, 2007

Blaine was my mentor in graduate school, a colleague who accelerated my academic career at the U of South Carolina, and the man who brought me to Wall Street as my boss at Bear Stearns. Most importantly, he was my best friend, and I will always remember the good times. There were a lot of them.

Ramesh Rama

December 24, 2007

Blaine Roberts was my immediate boss and friend at Bear Stearns. Blaine revolutionized the Mortgage Group at Bear with his sharp intellect and an amazing ability to reshape opinion to a common cause, that made us the envy of Wall Street. Despite his accomplishments, he had an innate grace that never took life too seriously. He remained a steady hand for his friends and colleagues.

To Blaine's family, Blaine will always live in your hearts as he is irreplaceable. May the Lord give you the strength to bear his loss.

Blaine, may your soul rest in peace!

Ramesh Rama

Craig Allen

December 18, 2007

I am so sorry to hear of Blaine's passing. I will always remember him and the interesting times at Bear Stearns.

Jerry Breger

December 14, 2007

In my opinion, Blaine was the brightest economist ever to serve on the faculty of the University of South Carolins. We are all shocked and saddened by his death.

Carly Lazzari

December 11, 2007

You are all in our thoughts and prayers. The Lazzari Family

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