| Page 2 of 3 < > |
Rex Ernest RobertsArmy Logistics Expert
Walter Indyke helped decode a message indicating Pearl Harbor was to be attacked.
(Family Photo - Family Photo)
TOOLBOX
   Resize
COMMENT
 Discussion Policy
 CLOSE
Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post.
Who's Blogging  |
Rex Ernest Roberts, 89, a retired Army major who worked as a civilian logistics officer at the Pentagon, died Aug. 17 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a heart attack. He lived in Annandale.
Maj. Roberts, a native of Fort Bridger, Wyo., enlisted in the Army in 1939 and was an officer in the armor branch during World War II. He served in Europe and received a Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal.
He was a graduate of Army command and staff colleges and served with NATO forces in Denmark from 1952 to 1955.
After retiring from active duty in 1959, Maj. Roberts worked in the office of the Army deputy chief of staff for logistics at the Pentagon. He specialized in international logistics, and his duties took him to more than 25 countries. He twice received the Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award before retiring in 1975.
He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Annandale.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Mary Roberts of Annandale; four children, Ursula Dames of Louisville, Mary Beth James of Atlanta, George Roberts of Eagle, Colo., and John Franklin Roberts of Riverside, Conn.; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
-- Matt Schudel
Katherine J. TempleIRS Manager
Katherine J. Temple, 59, who retired from the Internal Revenue Service in 2004 as a manager in the office of the chief financial officer, died Aug. 27 at the Washington Home hospice. She had breast cancer.
Mrs. Temple joined the IRS in 1972 and worked on tax fraud investigations and tax collections in Chicago before moving to the Washington area in 1982.
While in Chicago, she co-owned a hot air balloon company that offered rides and competed in tournaments and festivals.
