1946 ~ 2017

Lon Jackson Roberts died peacefully in his sleep during the early morning hours of May 8, 2017, after a day of attending church, pitching baseballs to his grandkids, and enjoying the evening with family and his beautiful wife of 48 years, Susan Schenk Roberts. He was born August 12, 1946 in Ogden, Utah to Snoden H. and LaVin Jackson Roberts. The loves of his life were his wife, five children and 15 grandchildren, church service, baseball, and traveling the world. He changed the lives of many and was a best friend to all who met him. He was instrumental in starting the Orem City Bantam Youth Basketball and Competition Soccer Programs. He was the consummate Little League Baseball Coach and fan. He will be remembered for one-liners, creative use of the English language, his passion for experiencing everything in life, and his influence in many young lives.

Lon was raised in Parma, Idaho where as a youth he worked on the farm and loved sports. He served an LDS mission in Germany and attended Brigham Young University, where he met and married his eternal companion and obtained a bachelor's degree. He spent over 40 years in the pharmaceutical industry as a senior executive and lobbyist. But no matter the career successes—and there were many—he never deviated from the core conviction that career was simply a means to raising a family.

In recent years, he and Susan were called to serve as Public Affairs missionaries in South Africa. He accomplished most of his ever-expanding bucket list, which included visiting over 90 countries, riding a camel in the Saraha, shark diving in Aftrica, raising a buffalo, and joining an Amish family for dinner. Now his passion for traveling has taken him to a new place even his 6 million frequent flier miles couldn't. He often said a short pencil is better than a long memory, but his memory will live in our hearts forever.

Lon Roberts is survived by his wife Susan, his five children (Jon Roberts (Peta), Angela Glenn (Dave), Ryan Roberts (Angela), Heather Webster (Rick), and Allison Hamaker (Justin)), his 15 grandchildren, and his younger sister, Sheri (Phil) Toler.

He was preceded in death by his parents Snoden and LaVin Roberts, sister Kaye Malm, and brother Tony Roberts.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 13, 2017, 11:00 a.m. in the Orem Park Stake Center, 195 West 300 South, Orem. Friends may visit with the family Friday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem, or Saturday morning at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will be in Orem City Cemetery. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.walkersanderson.com.