Beverly Jean Roberts, of Princeton Junction, passed away on August 25, 2023 at the age of 73.
Sentiments from her brother:
Beverly Roberts our dearest sister and sister-in-law brought so much light and love into the world.
Everyone she touched, everyone she connected with was all the better for it. Everyone who was fortunate
enough to call her friend knows how compassionate, generous, and decent she was. Just a complete mensch.
I am her brother, and ironically, the further we were geographically, the closer we became emotionally and spiritually. And loving. She loved to laugh, and I took great joy in provoking that. My wife Deirdre never had a sister, nor did Bev, so they were more like sisters than in-laws. We’d be on a three-way phone call, and Deirdre would say, “Ok Bob, you can get off, Bev and I want to talk.” We will all miss her a great deal. But I know she wants us to share the light and love she shared with us. As often as we can.
Wife of the late Albert Roberts, she is survived by a brother Robert (Deirdre) Trebor, as well as beloved cousins, and other relatives and friends
Funeral services and burial are 1:00 pm at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road E, Princeton Junction, NJ. Burial will follow at Floral Park Cemetery, 104 Deans Rhode Hall Road, South Brunswick, NJ.
Shiva will be observed on Wednesday, August 30th from 4:30-6:30pm at Congregation Beth Chaim, with a shiva minyan at 6pm.
Memorial contributions are respectfully requested to NAMI or to The ARC of New Jersey.
Spoke with Bev on the phone while working at citizen advocacy program. She was always so kind and willing to help with anything. She will be missed
Beverly was the most incredible human being that I had the honor of knowing! She never refused anyone who was seeking assistance in the disability field. Beverly was a walking encyclopedia when it came to services for PWD. We’ve lost an Angel & they’ve gained our Angel in the eternal plan. RIP MY FRIEND!
Please forgive me for being at a loss for words. I am so sorry to learn about Beverly. She was always helpful to me in my advocating for individuals and families I serve in the disability community in addition to being pivotal in organizing the annual ARC conferences. It is truly a tragic loss to our community.
The bard wrote that “parting is such sweet sorrow.” Where, we cry out to God, is the sweetness in the utter tragedy of this wrenching parting? We have lost a great and true friend of the psychiatrically and developmentally disabled, an ever-willing, always-available, never-say-no helper and inestimable advocate. In an utterly horrific episode, she became a martyr for the dispossessed. As we shake our fists skyward with utter disbelief and sorrowful indignation, how to make sense of this senseless tragedy we can only leave to God.
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We pray that God will tenderly lift up His devoted servant Beverly to her rightful place near Him high in Heaven. May He likewise soothe and comfort all of us left behind wailing and weeping in this valley of tears. In the dreadful aftermath, let us all push on fearlessly, as best we can, with our help, support, and advocacy for all like those that Beverly befriended, remembering the special calling she exemplified and that we in her memory must now ever emulate. So many that we serve and even those we don’t even yet know still sorely need us to do so.
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As we all slowly heal from this grievous loss, may the aspiration of Aeschylus soon come true for us:
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“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart
until, in our own despair, against our will
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.
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God bless Beverly Roberts and all her family and friends.”