George Roberts

4, 2013 in OKC, OK. Born September 11, 1910 in Brooklyn, NY, he grew up in

Bloomfield, NJ and moved to OK in 1936 after graduating with a BS from Carnegie

Tech in Pittsburgh, PA. George was a petroleum engineer for Shell Oil Company

for over 30 years before retiring and getting a real estate agent/broker

license. He was a founding member of the charity organization, Greater Oklahoma

Hunter Jumper Horse Show, remaining active for over 4 decades. From 1965-1972

he owned/operated Roserock Riding Academy in Norman, OK where he helped

influence the development of many current Hunter Jumper riders in Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Annette (Rush) Roberts in 1965.

Survivors include a son, Arthur Edwin Roberts of Tariffville, CT; a daughter,

Penny Roberts DiMaio of OKC, OK; 2 grandchildren, Annette Longenecker of

Annville, PA and Sean Arthur Roberts of Bullhead City, AZ. In lieu of flowers

please contribute to Oklahoma Thoroughbred Retirement Program (? HYPERLINK

"http://www.otrp.info" ?www.otrp.info?) @ P.O. Box 96; Blanchard, OK 73010 or the

Smithsonian Institution, P.O. Box 9016; Contribution Receipt Center; Pittsfield,

MA 01202-9016.