Endowed funds by his mother, Mrs Beatrice Kerr of Edmonton with the support of his children Mrs Katherine Laderoute of Calgary, Mr Laurence Roberts of Vancouver and Mr Bill Roberts of Halifax Dr Roberts was born in Edmonton in 1921 and served in the Royal Air Force (80 and 123 Squadrons) and the Royal Canadian Air Force (412 and 417 Squadrons) as a fighter pilot during WWII, serving in the European and North African theaters He graduated from the School of Medicine, University of London England in 1952 Dr Roberts practiced Medicine in both England and Canada until his death in 1974
