Jerry Roberts Obituary

Following a brief illness with cancer, Jerry Roberts passed away on Wednes-day, November 14, 2007, at his home, surrounded by family. Jerry was born in Bakers-field on November 11, 1928. He graduated from Porterville High School in 1946 and attended both Porterville Junior College and San Jose State Univer-sity. A long-time resident of Selma, he recently retired from farming, a passion he pursued for nearly forty years. Prior to farming, he was a U.S. Government Department of Defense In-spector in Southern Cali-fornia for approximately seventeen years. Jerry was a charitable man, known to help many a stranger or family member in need. His interests includ-ed racing, both sports-car and boating; culinary exper-tise; meteorology; and entre-preneurism. Jerry is survived by Vivian, his wife of more than fifty-nine years; his chil-dren, Tamara Lamoreaux and her husband Steve, Marc Roberts and his wife Kayreen, Kim Hull and Sondi Roberts; his grand-children Christopher, Ni-cole, Kara, Jennifer, Amy, Ryan, Karissa, Kaleb, Heather and Sean; great-grandchildren Christolyn, Samantha, Skylar, Melania, Grace, Ben, Ava, Jared and Jacob; his brother, Bill Roberts; and his sister, Betty Torigian. A Memorial Service will be held at Page Funeral Chapel in Selma, California on Saturday, November 24, 2007, at 11:00 a.m. In memory of Jerry Roberts in lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite B-6, Fresno, Ca. 93711. PAGE FUNERAL CHAPEL 2014 Arrants Selma, Ca. (559) 896-1240

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Published by Fresno Bee on Nov. 18, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Jerry Roberts

1 Entry

Heather Gravett

November 20, 2007

I will miss my Grandpa every single day untill I join him in Heaven.He was more like a Father to me than a Grandpa. If he could send us a message from there I'm sure it would be something like this...along with a funny joke at the end!

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."

It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."

God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.

When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.

I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.

There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.

If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.

So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.

And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.