Deana Roberts

Deana Cardini
Roberts passed away on December 2, 2012. She was born in Monticello, NY to Norma Battaglia Cardini and Angelo Cardini.
Deana was born an independent spirit and leader. She worked for Eastern Airlines from 1959-1977 and for KLM from 1977-1983. She was married to Coach Clarence L. Roberts, who passed away suddenly of cancer July 1st 2012. They were married 47years. She opened ACE Group Travel Planners and worked there from 1983-1986 when she joined Intropa Tours, out of Vienna. In 1992 Intropa Tours bought the Intropa Building in Bellaire. She became President of Intropa USA in 1994 and her company was bought by Hasbro Toys and Riddell Helmets that same year. Deana travelled the entire world with small and large groups of people, fearlessly leading them everywhere. Her largest tour was 2000 parade participants for the New Years day parade in London on the millennium. Her smallest tour was 12 to Mozambique, Libya and Gibralter.
In recent years she taught N.A.M.I., she was very involved in Garden Clubbing, past president Houston Orchid Society, Far Corners Garden Study Club, President of Houston Federation Of Garden Clubs, on the board of Directors NGC Inc as well as being a Certified Houston Tour Guide. She arranged and escorted many Garden Club Tours for NGC and Texas State Garden Club, as well as the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs. She was also an accredited Flower Show Judge and gave various groups presentations on flower show arranging and working with orchids. Deana and several of her neighbors took on the task of having the old Bonhomme Acre Home turned into a Nature Park with the help of Commissioner Steve Radack and this park is enjoyed daily by all the neighborhood.
She and her family would like to thank everyone for all of the encouraging letters and cards sent to her during her brief illness. She leaves behind her wonderful daughter, Rachel Ann Roberts and the highlight of her life, Troy Buck Keeney. Deana had a positive approach to life and an engaging personality and loved people, plants and pets, not necessarily in that order. Via con dios great lady.
Donations, in lieu of flowers, should be made to the Houston Federation of Garden Clubs specifically earmarked Houston Garden Center Building Fund of Houston Garden Center.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at The Houston Garden Center with refreshments afterwards at 12:00 pm.