Birth date: Feb 12, 1944 Death date: Jan 8, 2016
Marvin, I'm so very sorry for your loss. My condolences to you and your family in your time of sorrow. My prayers and thoughts are with you all. Stacey Oliver-Camberlen
For those that do not know me, my name is Marvin. We are all gathered here today in the memory of my mother Rosita Roberson, so that together we may acknowledge and share both our joy in the gift that her life was to us, and the pain that her passing brings. In sharing the great joy and the pain together today, may we lessen the pain and remember more clearly the joy she brought into our lives. I know she has touched everyone here in a unique and special way. My mom was a wonderful mother. She was caring, thoughtful, hardworking, and compassionate and a phenomenal woman who was only 72 when she passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 8th at Naval Medical Center San Diego. I know how hard it is to say goodbye. We wish that we had more time with one another together. We wish that so much of her life had not been lost to her illness, that things could have been different for her, and for us. While we know that she is at peace and that her struggles are at an end, there is pain and sadness. But even though she is gone, she has left her legacy of her love and diligence. The ways she touched our lives will remain, and I ask you to keep those memories alive by sharing them with me and with one another. Mom is survived by my dad Charles and Sharon and I her children, and her 4 grandchildren, Zhanessa, Zamantha, Zynthia, and Zydrick as well as other relatives and friends. Family was her prize possession, her role as wife, mother, and grandmother, was the most important thing to Mom. This is where she drew her strength and left her legacy. Being with her family was what Rose enjoyed most of all. Her life had many obstacles, and she struggled for13 years with a devastating illness. Yet through it all, her love and caring for her family remained focus, and in so many, many ways, she was able to show that love to us. This perseverance through adversity is a powerful lesson for us, and I believe it is her gift. What a wonderful lesson she gave us. My mother was a homemaker her entire life. Many people don?t think of this as a job, but I can tell you that she worked harder than most women I know. She cooked, cleaned, mowed the yard and painted the eaves of the house. She was up early to help us get ready for school, was there to drive us home, make dinner, help us with homework and put us to bed. She made sure we had everything we needed to be successful. When I was younger I could not comprehend how much time and care she put into our family. Now as a father and having children of my own I can truly appreciate the amount of effort she put into raising us and for this I will be forever grateful. I feel that I can stand here all day speaking about my mother. She was and will always be an amazing woman who taught me a lot and that most important lessons were not verbal they were in her actions. She worked hard and was there in time of need. She was my mother, but also my best friend. I will miss her every day for as long as I live. Knowing this and how much her family meant to her, and also how she loved to care for others, I think it was such a special blessing that just before she passed away, Mom was surrounded with loved ones. The love she provided and the love she showed to all of us will live on and be with us even now that she has gone to be with God.
Thank you Angela!
