Dorothy (Dot) Roberts passed away on September 20th after a short illness. She was born in Walsall, England, on June 2nd, 1945. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies at Liverpool University, and after emigrating to Canada in 1968, continued her education by receiving a master’s degree in history from UVIC. She worked as a social worker in several positions, most notably at Oak Bay Lodge, before retirement. She was an avid artist, producing many Chinese brush paintings. She is survived by her husband of 60 years Frank, her sister Margaret, children Anne and Michael, and grandchildren Kenyon and Tobias. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
There will be a celebration of her life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, a donation in her name to Goward House would be appreciated.
Condolences may be offered to the family below.
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Dear Frank & family,
We are sorry to hear about your loss of Dot.
Please accept our dondolences.
Ursula Horspool
Ulrike Stege
Hausi Muller
Dot was a caring, empathetic, fun-loving woman, with a great sense of humour. One of her loves was to walk around Butchart Gardens, followed by an afternoon tea in the dining room.
As friends, Margaux, Dot and I would regularly visit the gardens, at least three times a year, always enjoying the beauty of the flowers and plants, and having fun at any amusing happening that caught our eye.
Her endurance and humour, whilst fighting that ghastly disease, always left me in awe of her stamina.
I’m missing Dot muchly, but thankful that she is no longer having to endure the pain and struggle she so indomitably bore for many years.
Rest in peace, my dear friend
June
I’ve had the joy of knowing Dot for almost fifty years. Long ago, I was lucky to have her as my boss for three fantastic years, during which time we also became close friends. She was a brilliant thinker with an amazing sense of humour, and she was always caring and thoughtful. Over the decades, we shared a love of British and European TV series (Fawlty Towers, Ab Fab, The Durrells in Corfu, Seaside Hotel, etc.). I will always toast her (with a cup of full-bodied tea) when I watch them now. We often shared the same taste in books, and her generous lending library policies were much appreciated. She was an accomplished cross-stitcher and Chinese brush painter, and many of her friends and family have cherished art and ornamental pieces from her. I’ll never forget our gales of laughter as we made our own Christmas ornament cording for the first time.
Over the years, Dot dealt with more health challenges than any body and soul should have to bear. No one could have shown more resilience and fighting spirit than Dot, who was endlessly grateful to Frank for his loving and stalwart support. In a life filled with so many accomplishments, the fact that Dot reached her 81st birthday, with her sense of humour and devotion to her family intact, was perhaps her most remarkable accomplishment of all.
Dot was an effervescent and fun-loving contributor over many years to two of our Chinese brush painting groups in Victoria. She eagerly participated in activities and events, and always brought laughter and good spirits to the art room as well as tea time. We will miss her very much. Sending condolences to her family.