Jean Abrams Roberts

ROBERTS, Jean Abrams Of Belmont, formerly of Boston, died Dec. 30, 2010, at the age of 91 after a long illness. She was born in Bradford, PA in 1919 and graduated from Skidmore College in 1940 with an English major. She subsequently moved to Boston, where she met and in 1943 married Boston attorney George W. Roberts. Professionally, she served as an editor at the Massachusetts Dept. of Mental Health and at the New England Aquarium, where she also directed the volunteer program. A former member of the corporation of the Church of the Advent on Beacon Hill, she also volunteered at the College Club of Boston, where she served as president, and at the USS Constitution Museum. She is survived by a daughter, Susan R. Boyle of Boston, a son, Thomas A. Roberts of Albany, California, and two grandsons, Jason Roberts of Berkeley, CA and Colin Boyle of Boston. A memorial service will be held at the Old North Church, 193 Salem Street, Boston, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 5th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association, 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472. Boston Harborside Home J.S. Waterman & Sons-Waring-Langone 617-536-4110