John (Jack) Roberts
March 10, 1941 - June 14, 2022
John (Jack) Roberts, died peacefully on June 14th at his home on Walloon Lake in Northern Michigan.
Jack Roberts grew up in Detroit and attended Redford High School where as quarterback he led the Huskies to the City Championship in 1959. Jack attended the University of Michigan where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Following graduation in 1963, Jack had a successful career in marketing and advertising related to the automative industry in the greater Detroit area.
At the University of Michigan he met his future wife, the late Stefanie (Stevie) Roberts. Stevie and Jack raised three sons and were involved in a variety of local organizations and sporting activities in Troy and Birmingham. In 2002 the couple, who were married 51 years, moved to their summer cottage on Walloon Lake, spending their winters at their home in Sanibel Island, Florida.
Jack was a passionate University of Michigan football and basketball fan and an avid golfer who looked forward to coordinating and recapping his weekly golf games with his Ballcrusher group at Walloon Lake Country Club and Teetotalers group at the Dunes Golf Club on Sanibel. Jack began or ended almost every day “going for a run” and especially loved his Sunday morning runs with his dedicated group of running friends from Troy and Birmingham. He also loved his social life and dinners with friends on Walloon and Sanibel.
Jack is preceded in death by his wife Stevie and is survived by his sons, Bradford (Misty), Mark (April) and Andrew (Andrea); sister-in-law JoAnn Kerbawy; brother-in-law Kristofer Kerbawy; two granddaughters (Lauren and Kate); and his dear friend, Mary Ann.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm, with visitation from 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Monday, July 18th at First Presbyterian Church of Boyne City, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers the family is suggesting a donation to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute at 4100 John R, Detroit, MI 48201.
Ken Barna
Jack was a member of our outstanding football team of 1958. He was completly unselfish as our quarterback.
Never looking for glory, but doing what he was asked to do. The reasons for speaking about Jack is because
one had to know what formation Redford was running at that time. We ran the single wing formation, and with
that formation the quarterback almost never handled the ball, but instead was used as a blocker on many plays.
I remember Jack calling plays in the huddle. Never was emotional, but calm and directed.
He was a great player, and a great teammate.