G.-Roberts-Obituary

G. Carl Roberts

Newtown, Ct, Vermont

1940 - 2021 (Age 81)

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G. Carl Roberts Newtown, CT - G. Carl Roberts passed away on June 22, 2021 in Newtown, CT, with his family by his side, due to complications from Parkinson's Disease. Carl was born on February 22, 1940 to parents George and Fannie Roberts, in Johnstown, NY, and was the youngest of four children....

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Carl was a hard- driving, plank-loving member of our PushBack at Parkinson's Disease exercise class. His good humor, sociability, and determination were always evident; he was a treasured member of the community. We miss him and his spirit will be with us always.

Carl and I were in a men's group for many years. One memorable shared experience was our group cross country skiing under the full moon in the large fields near his Shelburne home at the time. Carl always offered streams of cold wine from his leather flask into the mouths of his fellow skiers.

So sorry to hear of Carl´s passing , we shared and office and worked together at IBM in the 1980´s. Carl and I also did some cross country skiing together. One trip was up smugglers notch and into Stowe for lunch and back. On that particular trip we found three people who had tried to drive thru the notch and got stuck. We spent a few hours getting rescue to come to get them back to safety. We later found out the gentleman driving had Alzheimer´s and his wife and her sister thought they...

I'm deeply saddened to hear of Carl's passing. We shared some fun times together in Poughkeepsie and Burlington along with my dear friend and Carl's brother, Donald. Ted