Roberts had a lifelong passion for Texas history, specifically the southwest region and Brewster County. He served as chairman on the Brewster County Historical Commission and the Center for Big Bend Studies Advisory Board at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. He was a past president of the West Texas Historical Association, based at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]]. He was on the board of Preservation Texas and a member of the Marathon Museum Board and the cemetery association.<ref name=obit/> | Roberts had a lifelong passion for Texas history, specifically the southwest region and Brewster County. He served as chairman on the Brewster County Historical Commission and the Center for Big Bend Studies Advisory Board at Sul Ross State University in Alpine. He was a past president of the West Texas Historical Association, based at [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock]]. He was on the board of Preservation Texas and a member of the Marathon Museum Board and the cemetery association.<ref name=obit/> |