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VERA ROBERTS Obituary
Age 96, of New York City, passed away on January 31, 2010. Noted theatre historian and author. Founder of the Theatre Department, Hunter College, co-founder, Theatre Ph.D. Program CUNY Graduate Center, founding editor of the Journal of American Drama and Theatre, first woman Moderator of the Presbytery of New York City. She gave selflessly to her colleagues, friends and many students. Cherished aunt of Patricia and Mark James of Arlington, TX; great-aunt of Michael James and Lisa Kibler; devoted mother of Christopher Roberts (deceased); sister of the late Ellen Mowry. She will be missed. Visitation will be Saturday from 12PM until time of service at 1PM, at the JEFFERSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 301 Curry Hollow Road, Pleasant Hills. Interment Jefferson Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Christopher Roberts Homeless Shelter at Rutgers Memorial Church, 236 W. 73rd St. New York, NY 10023-2701
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Delores Barnosky
February 20, 2010
Thank you Professor Roberts for your contribution to a world needing a hero, and that hero has captured the hearts of thousands for fifty years and will continue to do so another fifty. You are honored as a heroine in the hearts of many who will never forget him, nor Christopher, nor you. Rest in Peace with your "boys." "I can't believe you are gone now, you were here just a minute ago."
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ANDY KLYDE
February 8, 2010
A giant of the theater world is now gone, but remembered always. As a college freshman, I read "Principles of Theater Arts" over thirty years ago and it still holds an honored place in my library. Thank you Professor Roberts, for your contributions to theater history at Hunter College and elsewhere, for helping to launch the renowned Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and finally for supporting and encouraging a young actor whose flame burned brightly on numerous theater stages and on the small screen in countless living rooms around the globe these last fifty years.
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