Gary Eugene Roberts, 69, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016. He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Sandra Johnson Roberts. He is survived by his brother Larry Roberts and wife Mona, niece Jennifer Roberts and nephew Daniel Roberts; his step-children Gretchen Johnson and Benjamin (Bo) Johnson; step-grandchildren Benjamin Dewey, Oliver Dewey, and Sam Johnson and Stacy Clark; cousins Mary Rose Uher and husband V.W., Ben Petty and wife Beverly, and Victoria Dougharty; and second cousins Vincent Uher, Victor Uher, Meredith Zalesak and husband Richard, Lisa Dougharty, and Greg Dougharty. Gary was born in Houston, Texas, on August 2, 1947. He was raised in Bellaire, Texas, and graduated valedictorian of his class from Bellaire High School. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University. Gary spent much of his career in Santa Barbara, California, working in the field of magnetics, authoring several papers. Upon his retirement, he returned to Houston in 2000. Gary enjoyed traveling with his wife Sandra, particularly to r national parks. He was an avid reader on many subjects, with a substantial book collection. He was very interested in family genealogy, and performed extensive research on the family. Gary was a lifelong baseball fan, particularly of Rice baseball, holding season tickets for many years.
A memorial service will be held Friday, August 19, 2016, 2pm at Heights Funeral Home, with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, contributions may made to: Galveston Historical Foundation, 2228 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550, Prostate Cancer Foundation, 1250 4th St., Suite 360, Santa Monica, CA 90401 or Rice University Fondren Library, “Friends of Foundren”.
Arrangements under the direction of Heights Funeral Home, Houston, TX.
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