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Jennifer Jo Roberts
June 22, 1980 - April 18, 2014
Burial Date April 26, 2014
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Jennifer Jo Roberts, 33, passed away at home on April 18,2014. She was born on June 22, 1980, in Portland, Oregon, and lived in Olympia since 1984. Jennifer attended schools in Olympia and graduated from Capital High School in 1999.
Jennifer was a strong advocate for those who were less fortunate. She was passionate about economic justice for the poor. She volunteered for many years with POWER, Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights, and was a member of their Board. She also participated in SAIL, Self Advocates in Leadership, an organization which legislated advocacy for people with developmental disabilities. Jennifer occasionally participated in demonstrations for the causes she believed in. She had many friends at the Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation and the Olympia First Christian Church.
Jennifer is survived by her parents, Fred and Jean Roberts, her sister, brother-in-law and nephew, Sarah, Jonathan and Warren Alexander, and aunts, uncles and cousins, and by her dear friend, Carl Bond.
A celebration of Jennifer’s life will be held at the First Christian Church in Olympia on Saturday, April 26, at11 am.
Donations in Jennifer’s memory may be made to POWER at 309 5th Avenue SE, Olympia 98501 or atwww.mamapower.org.