Full Donor ListIn Honor of George Roberts
My beloved father, George Roberts, a veteran of the U.S. Naval Reserves and U.S. Marine Corps serving on-board the USS Wasp (CV-18, VMA-223), former Emergency Medical Personnel for the Nottingham Fire Department and Retired member of Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) has Alzheimer's Disease.
He was a very social member of his community and church during his life. He is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Masons. One of his greatest interests was genealogy. He has researched and documented about 5000 ancestors of our family including many from Europe. He enjoyed taking his family on vacations around the country to see various historic landmarks, beautiful natural scenery and even the launch of the Skylab satellite in 1973 at NASA in Cape Canaveral, FL. He was a Vice President for the Zipper Club, a counseling group who provided support for people undergoing cardio-vascular surgeries, and he was also an avid singer in his church choir. My parents had bought a large motor home after his retirement and continued to travel about the country, including several group trips with fellow RV enthusiasts. Throughout his life he built many friendships with his kind, funny and generous personality. He was famous, or notorious, for his pranks and humor.
He is no longer able to do any of this due to the disease. His social life now consists of periodic visits by members of his family, friends and neighbors. He still has his kindness and sense of humor though, as you may see in the photo wearing my rastafarian dreadlock hat.
My Father worked very hard for his family and was a great provider in all respects. He has raised 4 children who have all gone on to become successful in their lives and have provided him with 5 grandchildren. He, along with my mother has instilled in all of us a deep respect for our communities and a need to give back whenever possible.
Currently George is being cared for by his wife of 49 years, Phyllis Roberts, and son Brent Roberts at home in Hamilton Square, NJ.
In honor of my father I have created this page on his behalf and urge everyone to make yourself aware of this disease and if possible donate to the Alzheimer's Association. New information is rapidly being learned about this disease and new genes are being identified everyday that may help prevent or eventually cure this disease soon. Any assistance you may provide will help us end this disease that effects 5,000,000 people in the United States of America alone.
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