Patrick Roberts

Patrick Roberts April 8, 1951 - August 16, 2011

Patrick G. Roberts, age 60, of Faribault, died suddenly on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Dr., Faribault. Interment will be at the Annunciation Cemetery in Hazelwood, MN. Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory in Faribault on Sunday from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and on Monday for one hour prior to the services at the church. The Rosary will be recited on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Patrick George Roberts, the son of Arthur J. Roberts Sr. and Elizabeth (Wall) Strohfus, was born on April 8, 1951 in Faribault. He graduated from Bethlehem Academy and St. Thomas University. Patrick was a traveler, who used his expertise as a bartender and waiter to enlarge his circle of friends, and his understandings of life. After college his spent the 70s in Boston, MA and learned the value of dreams and hope. The 80s found Pat in Madison, WI where he hated the Packers. He tried construction and helped build many homes. He was afraid of heights, his knees would shake, but he would still walk a 2 x 6 wall and set trusses. The 90s found him in California running a club. He came back to Faribault to care for his beloved uncle, George Wall, during his last year of life. Pat became a promoter for his mother, a World War II pilot, and all things veteran related. He wrote and published a book, and was a fixture at air shows around the country that he loved. He was also a member of the Sons of American Legion. He is sorely missed by those he left: his mother, Elizabeth (Wall) Strohfus and her sister, Cecilia (Wall) Bell; his brothers, Arthur John Roberts Jr., Michael T. Roberts, Kevin D. Roberts and his wife, Mary Carol Roberts, and last again, but never least, his little sister, Julianne Reed; he was enriched by nieces and nephews, April E., Kathryn, Matthew, Joe, Arthur John III, Rachel, Marie, Brigid, Ron Jr., Jeremiah, and Zachariah; special friends, Becky Sammon and Dave Chipich; and many cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his father.