Sadly we've lost one of our own.

Redfrog

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Jack D. Roberts

Jack D. Roberts passed away May 5, 2015.

Jack was born on April 25, 1945 to William and Dodie Roberts in Bethesda, Maryland. Jack served in the Army and served a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1966-1967. In 1969, he married Joyce Abbott and they resided in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Together they leased and operated Valley Springs Golf and Recreational Area.

In 1977, Jack and family moved to Damascus, Maryland where he went to work for the family business designing and building golf courses. Jack was an avid member of the local EAA Chapter 524 Frederick, Maryland. It was there that he built his first experimental airplane, a RV-3. Jack loved to fly and help others with their airplanes. Jack also enjoyed coaching air rifle sports with the Izaak Walton League of America. He also taught many teenagers to water ski on the Potomac River.

In 2001, Jack retired and moved to Elko, Nevada. While here he joined the EAA Chapter 1135 and built an ultra-light aircraft. Jack loved to travel whether overseas or within the U.S. He was an avid reader, and usually went to the Elko County Library twice a week. He enjoyed talking about his travels with the librarians and the library associates.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Roberts, and his brother, William J. Roberts. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughter Amy Roberts, brother James Roberts and many nieces and nephews.

There will be a celebration of Jack’s life at the their home from 2:00pm -4:00pm on May 16, 2015.

Special thanks to Horizon Hospice, Elko VA Clinic and New Horizon Home Health Care.


Jack will be sorely missed around this place.
 
Sad and sorry to hear. For some reason Jack has been heavy on my mind recently and now I feel guilty for not posting it.
 
One of Jack's last posts was to tell us that he had a bad report concerning his liver cancer. We had been trying to make contact for a while but never could get through.

Jack was one of the original PM mods from the very first day, and for years was the only mod in the firearms forum.
 
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