Clifford A. Roberts

09/16/2002

Clifford A. Roberts, 53, of 11 Hatchery Road died Monday at Fairview Hospital of a heart attack. Born in Lakewood, N.J., on June 3, 1949, son of Samuel J. Roberts Sr. and the late Evelyn Folke Roberts, he was a 1967 graduate of Whitcomb High School in Bethel, Vt., and a 1971 graduate of Kansas University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. During his junior year, he studied at the University of Copenhagen. He moved to New Marlboro six years ago. A fiber artist and weaver, Mr. Roberts received national and international acclaim for his textile designs and wall art. While in Lakewood, he was a member of First Baptist Church. Besides his father, of Woodstock, Conn., he leaves a brother, Samuel J. Roberts Jr. of New Marlboro; two sisters, Joann Bierly of Tarpon Springs, Fla., and Elaine Roberts of New Marlboro. FUNERAL NOTICE -- A Celebration of Life Service for Clifford A. Roberts, who died Sept. 16, 2002, will be Friday, Sept. 20, from 10 to 11 at BIRCHES-ROY FUNERAL HOME in Great Barrington. Expressions of sympathy in his memory may be made to HospiceCare of the Berkshires in care of the funeral home, 33 South St., Great Barrington, MA 01230.

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