Roberta P. Fisher

FISHER, Roberta P.
Born November 29, 1925, she grew up in Marin County, Calif. A graduate of The Kathryn Branson School and U.C. Berkeley (B.A. in English), she nurtured a lifelong love of literature, classical music, travel, her faith, and her many, many friends. Working several years in England, she returned to Berkeley, where she met Charles K. Fisher Jr. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church; in 1956 they were married there. Their children Bruce and Judy were born in 1957 and 1962; soon thereafter they moved to Sacramento. Active in her church and devoted to the Sacramento Symphony, she also volunteered with the League of Women Voters, Loaves and Fishes, and the State Capitol Museum (working as a docent, often in turn-of-the-century period dress). After a lifetime of good health and many journeys (backpacking in the High Sierra, and numerous trips to Europe), 2005 brought the challenging diagnosis of ALS ("Lou Gehrig's disease"). Following a gallant 2.5-year struggle, she passed to the Lord on September 30, 2007. Survived by Chuck, her beloved husband of 51 years, children Bruce and Judy, brother Robert Peeke, her parish family, and a worldwide network of family and friends, all of whom will miss Roberta's intrepid and vivacious spirit. A Memorial Eucharist will be held for her at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Carmichael, on Saturday, October 6, at 1:30 PM (interment will be private). Roberta invited donations be made to St. Michael's Church, Loaves and Fishes, or Planned Parenthood.