Steven D. Roberts

Birth date: Oct 2, 1949 Death date: Aug 29, 2016

Steven D. Roberts, 66, passed away on August 29, 2016. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 in the Floral Haven Funeral Home Chapel, followed by burial, Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Oklahom Read Obituary

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Jo Griffith

474w ago

I worked so many tech conferences with Steve and knew he was the one to turn to for help when I was left mounting meters, etc by myself. He always had my back. What a kind, true gentleman he was. I was not smart enough to to talk molecular physics with him but we had some great political discussions over the years. I felt honored to have visited with he and Nancy while he was in St. John's. Steve called me a few weeks ago to tell me bye. It was heartbreaking but I knew he was ready. Loved that man. Nancy, I'm praying for you and your family. Jo Griffith

Joe Sines

474w ago

Hearing Steve, Herb and Bill play at lunch was the highlight of my day. Steve always had a smile to share with you. Even the new guys like me felt immediately welcomed by his warm personality. Take it easy, Steve.

Butch Smart

474w ago

I met Steve in 1969 on the island of Adak, Alaska. We were both in the Navy Seabee's. We talked a few times and I learned that he played guitar. After a year, the Navy put us in different places and our paths never crossed again until a chance meeting. My wife and I visited a Panera Bread in Tulsa I noticed this guy at a table with a family and mentioned to my wife "I think I know that guy". As I have done this before, she rolled her eyes back and said here we go again. I went to the table and asked him if he was in the Seabee's and stationed on Adak. After a little hesitation he said– yeesss so I introduced myself and to both of our amazement, we rekindled a friendship that began 43 years earlier. He asked several times "how did you recognize me after all this time". Well, I will use what someone else wrote on here, "Steve is Steve". He was a stand out among people. In the few years that we have reconnected we were able to watch him and his wonderful wife perform as Deja Blue, visited each others homes and even joined us camping once. I will really miss him and his stories. Butch Smart

Candice Kolteryahn

474w ago

Our condolences to the families. We did not know Steve well, but are good friends with Paul and Lois, his in-laws. We will be praying for the family.

David Moore

474w ago

One of my fondest memories of Steve was his return from Viet Nam. I was in college at the time when I got his call. "Hey, cuz! I'm back in the world! Come see me!" I got on my Yamaha R5 and drove under the most beautiful starry night from Fort Worth up to Tulsa. I got close to running out of gas, but was able to drain the hoses out of all the pumps at the now-closed gas station on the turnpike to get me on it to Tulsa. By the time I got to the house, it was very late. Steve's bedroom was on the front of the house with his head up next to the screened window. I called his name to wake him up and was greeted with a right fist to the jaw! I learned a lesson. Be very careful when waking a man up who had just returned home from Viet Nam.Some of the other stories, I vowed never to repeat…Rest in peace, cuz.David

Herb Hoover

474w ago

Steve and I worked together for many years. After we moved into the new ABB facility we started our lunch time meetings… mostly to play guitars but occasionally high level discussions on the problems of the world, the office, religion and their possible solutions. Several of our friends joined us over the years (JC Cambell, Bill Herleth…) to learn different songs and relieve the stress of the morning. These were always entertaining sessions.

Bill Herleth

474w ago

I have many found memories of Steve, Herb Hoover, and myself playing guitars at during lunch hour. Everyone knows that Steve had an opinion about everything, and one day he made a comment about Willie Nelson. He said the guy can't sing or play guitar. The only thing Willie Nelson is good at is being Willie Nelson. Unlike Willie, Steve was good at many things, but like Willie, he was best at being Steve.

Ana Andujar

474w ago

I was blessed to have Steve as my boss from 2011-2014, at ABB in Bartlesville. He was a friend too.I will remember his great sense of humor, his down-to-earth attitude and his fatherly advise to me. He loved his wife Nancy and always spoke highly of her. He admired his boys and was so incredibly proud of them, of what they had accomplished and loved their respective families. He loved and admired his sister Anne. Steve told me often, how lucky he had been in life: he had a family he loved, felt proud of what he had accomplished in his career and had the gift of music. My sincere condolences to his family. May he rest in peace. (Ana Andujar)

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