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ROBERSON -- Cecil T. "Robby" Roberson, aged 90, died in his sleep on December 9, 2003, at the Loving Light Center shelter care home in Rio Rancho, N.M. His wife Lucy preceded him in death a mere 100 days earlier. They had been married 64 years. Mr. Roberson was born and raised on a farm in northern Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Civil Engineering. The Robersons moved to Albuquerque in 1951 when he went to work for the U.S. Corps of Engineers. When he retired in the early 1970s, they moved to Rio Rancho. They were actively involved in several area churches, including Sombra Del Monte Christian Church, Harwood Methodist Church and St. Paul's United Church of Christ. He was a member of the Rio Rancho Host Lions Club and was a Mason for many years. Mr. Roberson is survived by his daughter Lynn Stelzer and her husband Milt, granddaughter Lisa May and her husband Greg, and one beloved great-granddaughter Allison May. Private services were held and interment was at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho. Arrangements by Vista Verde Memorial Park and Mortuary 892-9920.
        Published on: Sun December 14, 2003