Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....ROBERTS, Don Rowland (Dr.) March 13, 2006
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The Brunswick News; Tuesday 14 March 2006; pg. 4A col. 1

Dr. Don Rowland Roberts Jr. died at the Brunswick hospital of Southeast 
Georgia Health System on March 13.  A fifth generation Brunswick native, Dr. 
Roberts was the only child of the late Don Rowland Roberts and Ruby Brantley 
Roberts.  Dr. Roberts was a graduate of Glynn Academy and the University of 
Georgia.  He received his medical degree from The Medical College of Georgia 
where he was a member of Phi Rho Sigma, and where he would later serve on its 
Board of Trustees.

After receiving his medical degree, Dr. Roberts served two years in Frankfurt, 
Germany as a Captain in the 97th General Hospital Unit of the United States 
Army where he developed a lifelong affinity for the German language and 
culture.  Upon his discharge from the Army, Dr. Roberts completed his 
orthopaedic [sic] residency at Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of 
Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida.  In 1965, Dr. Roberts 
returned to Brunswick and established Coastal Orthopedics, P.C.  Dr. Roberts 
was a gifted and respected orthopaedic surgeon.  He served more than one term 
as Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery of Glynn Brunswick Memorial Hospital.  
He was elected a Fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the 
American College of Orthopaedic Surgeons in 1969 and 1970 respectively.  He 
was elected a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free Masons in 1973.

Dr. Roberts was a man of uncommon wisdom, wit and intellect.  He had a 
profound sense of history, heritage and tradition.  He was meticulous in his 
every endeavor.  Many of Dr. Roberts’ younger professional and 
paraprofessional colleagues can attest to the role that Dr. Roberts dutifully 
served as their mentor and counselor.  He was a meaningful contributor to the 
establishment and training of Glynn County’s first generation of paramedics.

He is survived by his wife, [OMITTED FOR PRIVACY]; his three children, 
[OMITTED FOR PRIVACY]; and six grandchildren, [OMITTED FOR PRIVACY].

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at Oak Grove 
Cemetery and a memorial service will follow at St. Simons Presbyterian Church, 
201 Kings Way at 3 p.m. with the Revs. Robert Brearley, Deanie Strength, and 
R. John Law officiating.  A reception at the Church for friends and family 
will follow immediately thereafter.  Edo Miller Funeral Home is in charge of 
funeral arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Don R. Roberts Jr. 
Memorial Fund for the maintenance of Oak Grove Cemetery in care of P.O. Box 
1024, Brunswick, Ga. 31521.

(Family placed obituary, The Brunswick News March 14, 2006)


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