BELOVED Senior Chronicle Sports reporter Calvin Roberts, 43, was yesterday laid to rest at the Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown after a funeral service at the GNIC ground on Woolford Avenue Roberts, who succumbed to a prolonged illness, received tributes from members of the media fraternity, sports administrators and those close to him.
In the eulogy read by Guyana Chronicle Sports Editor Leon Horatio, Calvin Fitzpatrick Theophilus Roberts, born to Colin and Frances Roberts was remembered as a sports enthusiast dating back to his Central Primary School days and later at North Ruimveldt Multilateral Secondary School.
After stints at Federal Security Agency and other areas of interest, Roberts found his way into the media in Guyana, working at Stabroek News then to at the Guyana Chronicle where he would leave his mark, especially in the sport he loved with a passion – cricket.
A prominent member of the Media cricket team and regarded as the person responsible for resuscitating the team, Roberts was also credited for helping in the development of the game and bringing several cricketers to prominence through his articles.
Scores at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) ground heard stories of how Roberts had impacted their lives and the sport media fraternity.
Gavin Hope, Digicel’s Events Manager spoke profoundly of how Roberts helped in making the Digicel Schools Football tournament a success through his coverage and his professionalism. detail
Sean Devers (Kaieteur News) and Avenash Ramzan (Guyana Times/TVG) also in their tribute regarded Roberts as one of the best cricket correspondents and one whose services will certainly be missed.
Roberts leaves to mourn his parents, wife Shondell Roberts, sons (Richard and Oknorbi Roberts), two sisters (Marcia Roberts-Smith and Sherifa King) brother (Scven Roberts), two nieces, nephew, several cousins, aunts and uncles.