Edward Wallace Roberts

Edward W. Roberts, Jr. passed away two days before his 80th birthday in the early hours of October 30, 2021. He had a long, hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born November 1, 1941, in Harrisburg, PA. to Edward and Louise Roberts.

He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy Roberts, his beloved children, Terry Roberts (Mary), Sandra Wallace (Tom), and Eddie Roberts IV (Jennifer). He is also survived by 8 wonderful grandchildren, Travis Roberts, Jarrid Roberts (Kayleigh), Mitchell Roberts, Trent Paisley, Eddie Roberts V (Keilyng), Aly Roberts, Matt Roberts and Donya Cade plus one & half great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister, Pat Crannell, nephew Chuck Crannell and niece Tracey Palumbo.

He grew up in Annapolis, MD where his love of boating and fishing began. He and his father would build various boats/canoes in their garage and then test their seaworthiness in the creek at the end of their street. He graduated from Annapolis High, joined the Navy in 1962 and served on the USS Ajax and USS Hector as a radio technician to the Admiral's staff. He was home ported in Sasebo, Japan and had opportunity to visit several far eastern countries.

He was honorably discharged in 1964 and enrolled in Southern Technical Institute in Georgia where he received an Associate Degree in electrical engineering. He accepted a position at Sandia Laboratories in 1967. He met his wife, Judy, at Sandia Laboratories in September 1969 and began their whirlwind romance marrying in December 1969.

He traveled to many countries both for work and pleasure - Ireland, Italy, Greece, Austria, and Turkey, to name a few. He retired from Sandia Laboratories in 1997 and enjoyed every minute of his retirement. His real love was being able to see the great USA in his motor home. He and Judy have traveled from Albuquerque to Maine to Florida to California to Oregon and all states in between. He also was a big NASCAR fan and loved taking his RV to various races.

The family wants to thank Presbyterian Hospice and the United One Home Care assistants Shawnase, Ella and Anna for their loving care of Edward.

He had a life well lived and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. A celebration of his life will be held on November 14, 2021, between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM at the family home. Please click the RSVP button below if you would like to attend services.