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Clarence Alton "Bud" Roberts
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August 8, 1932 ~ April 8, 2012 |
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April 21, 2012 |
 Clarence
“Bud” Alton Roberts passed away at his home in
Hoquiam, Washington, on Sunday, April 8, 2012.
At his request there will be no service, please
make any donations to the local VFW in your area
or to the Lou Gehrig’s foundation.
Clarence was born August 8, 1932, in Bonners
Ferry to Frank and Laura (Meddock) Roberts. At
the age of 13 he went to work in the timber
industry.
Later, during the Korean Conflict, Clarence
served in the US Navy as a sailor on the U.S.S
Yorktown, U.S.S. Enterprise, and the U.S.S.
Antietam.
Following the war, Clarence met Barbara Ann
Doran; they married on October 30, 1954, in
Hoquiam. Budf and Barbara had three children and
were married for 43 years, until Barbara’s
passing in 1997.
Bud was a logger at camp Grisdale in Grays
Harbor. In the early 80s he joined the Operating
Engineer Union Dredging the Cowlitz River after
the of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens, retiring
from the Operating Engineers.
Bud was an avid outdoorsman, he loved to hunt
and fish, he spent his life, living off the land
so to speak and he was famous for his pickled
salmon. He also made many items using relief
style carving.
One of his lifelong passions was motorcycles; he
even raced them up into his seventies. He passed
this passion onto his great grandchildren and
loved watching them race at local tracks.
He lived by the motto, "life should not be a
journey to the grave ... in a well preserved
body, but rather to skid in sideways, body used
up totally worn our and screaming 'Woo Hoo,'
what a ride!"
Bud belonged to many organizations and clubs
including: the American Motorcycle Association,
the Catywampus Caveman Club, the VFW Post #1135
and the Operating Engineers Union.
He is survived by four daughters Denise Roberts,
Shawn Roberts, and Karla Roberts, and adopted
granddaughter Brooke Heikkila, grandchildren:
Heather, Ian, Angel, Lisa, Eric and Cutler,
great grandchildren: Seth, Preston, Ryder,
Ceder, Emily, Saylor, Ava, and several others.
Bud is preceded in death by his wife Barbara, a
son Scott Roberts, and a brother Frank A “Guy”
Roberts. |
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