ROBERTA COMBS

Regretfully I will not be able to attend the memorial for Roberta. I met Roberta more than 30 years ago through AAUW. Over the years, we shared many experiences. More than almost any other person I have known, Roberta walked the talk. She devoted her life to making the world a better place. A life long learner, Roberta deeply believed in the value of education for everyone. She was among the most unassuming and least judgmental of anyone I have known. Both as a woman and as a friend, my...

Roberta was a wonderful civil rights activist in Tacoma, I worked with her when she was a commissioner for Tacoma Human Rights and I worked on the staff. I'm sorry I cannot come to services, but remember how Roberta founded the first Tacoma Human Rights Student Council, with representatives from local High Schools. She was totally dedicated to education, equality, AAUW, and was a fine woman. Judie Fortier

You were a great teacher at hudtloff Mrs. Combs.

Roberta was a delightful person. I was thrilled when she and Marilee Titus met me for lunch in New York City to catch up and to share the fun of their travel.

Roberta was such a tireless worker for those less fortunate and for equal rights for women and girls. She was always the person to ask if people needed information on so many topics and governmental issues.