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Constance Belinda
"Connie/Belinda/Linda" Roberson, daughter of the late Mary Roberson
and Milton Daniels, was born on December 28, 1948 in Durham, North Carolina. She departed this life on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at The Brian
Center in Durham, North Carolina.
"Connie/Belinda/Linda"
attended Durham City (Durham Public) Schools, graduating from Hillside High
School in 1966. She began her collegiate career at North Carolina Central
University, graduating wiU1 a bachelor's (1972) and master's (1982) degree in Health Education and Recreation
Administration and Recreation Administration/Special Education/Mental
Retardation respectively.
She remained a faithful
and proud "Eagle" throughout her twenty seven years as an NCCU
employee. While at the university, she held the positions of Assistant Program
Director, Assistant Director of Development and Coordinator of Student
Activities. At the time of her passing, she was Director of Student Activities and Student Union. Her
passion and love were the students that came to NCCU seeking an education both
in and out of the classroom setting. "Connie/Belinda/Linda"
remained committed to the student body of NCCU even as she lay resting at 11'le Brian Center.
Her professional
affiliations included membership in the Association of College Unions
International (ACUI), having served in several key leadership positions;
National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP; and the National
Association of Student Personnel Administrators).
"Connie/Belinda/Linda"
is survived by a daughter, Dawne ("Dee Dee") Yvette
Roberson; two grandchildren, Ebonee' Dawne Roberson and Anthony Laurence
Harris, all of the home; one sister, Cathy Tunstall (Louis) of Deer Park, Texas; stepmother, Vera Daniels of Durham; two nieces, Zakia Myers and Armonda Tunstall of Deer Park, Texas; five aunts, Catherine Lewis Games),
Lorena McAllister; Lula Linder Gohn) of New Jersey and Louise Allen of Durham;
one uncle, Alexander Roberson (Myrna) of New Jersey; two great-aunts, Nettie
McMillan of Durham and Allene Reed of Pennsylvania as well as numerous cousins
and friends.
God saw you getting
tired. When a cure was not to be,
He closed his arms
around you and whispered, "Come to Me".
In tears we saw you
si1tking. We watched you fade away.
Our hearts were almost broken, you fought so hard to stay.
But when we saw you sleeping so peacefully free from pain.
We could not wish you
back to stiffer so again.
So keep your arms
around her Lord, and give her special care.
Make up for all she
sliffered and all that seemed unfair.
The Family
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