John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025, at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
John Eugene Roberts, CW4 Retired Army. Born in Paris Tennessee February 20, 1949
Died April 11, 2025 at home in Colorado Springs, CO.
John Served as a UH1 Huey Pilot with B Company, Kingsmen, 101st Aviation, Bn. in Vietnam in 1970 where he received The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism & a personal Vietnam Gallantry Cross with a Silver Star.
John flew CH47 Chinooks at Fort Rucker AL & got a Degree in Aviation Management at Embry Riddle University. He got his Fixed Wing pilot’s license. As a Chinook pilot he became a Safety Officer, a Standardization, Night Vision Goggle, and High-Altitude Instructor Pilot & Instrument Flight Examiner. He served in Alabama, Korea, Germany, Colorado, Kentucky & Saudi Arabia in Operation Desert Shield back with the 101st Airborne. He was medically retired with 3600 hours of flight time.
While in Germany John flew in France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, England, Italy and Egypt. In Colorado he flew many Search and Rescue Missions and Served as the Company Operations Officer. At Fort Campbell he was the Company SIP & the Assistant to the Division Aviation Officer. After retirement John Volunteered for The Colorado Office of Emergency Management. He served as a Lector & Lay Eucharistic Minister at the Chapel on Fort Carson. Was President of the PTO at Sunrise Elementary in Widefield CO where he led Boy Scout Troop 375. As a father and grandfather John took his family camping, fishing and hunting in the Rocky Mountains. Teaching them gun and camping safety.
John is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Stradling Roberts and children:
Honor Lynn Roberts & husband Joey Monti and Children:
Carlos Guess & wife Breanna Guess. Their Daughter Samantha
Sierra Monti Lee & husband Thomas Lee. Their son Maurice Lee & a baby boy due in August
Jonathan and Sean Monti. All of Colorado
Somer Roberts Heckert & husband Joshua Heckert and Children:
Serenity Hampton & Hunter Hampton
Caden Heckert & Keyonne & their son Jakai
Kayliena & Kylie Heckert all of Colorado
Jamison Eugene Roberts & wife Christina Parks
A sister Kathryn Roberts Hooper & husband Charlie Hooper. Her Children
Susanne Stevens, Justin & Jonathan Manry his family Eli Rosario & children Gabe & Emma
Our family feels the loss of this Good Man deeply. We are at peace knowing he is relieved of the pain & disability he endured dealing with Agent Orange related Parkinsonian Syndrome, heart disease, and finally Metastatic Cancer. He is at Peace with Our Lord.
A memorial Service will be planned at a later date when the whole family can be here.
Gifts in John’s name to any Veterans Services group would be appreciated.
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